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the Omrud (usenet.omrud@gmail.com) 2005/01/20 12:33

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migmam typed thusly:

> Hi everybody
>
> Here is me again with some doubts about your language.
>
> Can you give me any examples about the use of "Even though", "Even if" and
> "though"?
> I don't know when I have to use them.
>
> Thank you for your time.  (Thanks David!)

"Even though" tells us that something was achieved against
expectation, considering the situation:

<even though> <condition> <surprising fact>
<Even though> <I was only three years old,> <I could ride a bicycle>

or

<s uprising fact> <even though> <condition>
<I arrived on time> <even though> <it had been snowing>


"Even if" has the same structure, but introduces a prophecy, not a
fact:

<even if> <you don't buy me a present> <I will still be your friend>


"though" has different meanings.  In one sense, it can be used in
place of the second "even though" above:

Though I was only three years old, I could ride a bicycle.

--
David
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