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Originally Posted by JCrawf  Take this sentence: "Though the temperature was near freezing, Sam wasn't wearing a coat." There's an apparent conflict in the facts given, since we would expect Sam to be wearing a coat in freezing temperatures.
If Yvonne went to the trouble of making a feminist movie in 1974, we would expect her to be actively involved in the feminist movement at that time. But the "though" indicates an apparent conflict in the facts given. The only word that provides an apparent conflict is "antedated."
"Apparent conflict" may be a poor way to describe the use of "though," but I can't think of a better way at the moment. I intend it to mean "there appears to be a conflict." Perhaps somebody in this thread will improve on it.
I hope this explanation doesn't further confuse you. |
Thank you very much! Yes, I come to get the idea. Actually I'll take GRE on October 28th. I'm very worried about it.