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Is there such a use? If yes, why do you use it instead of "despite the fact that"? If no, what about these sentences?

- Only touch screen navigation, no spot light : despite of the fact that it shoot better without it than others

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- Despite of the fact that you listen their music or not, there are some things that are eternal, which is obvious in this case.

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- Somebody who has yet to pack it in is Howard Dean. He is defiantly staying in this race, despite of the fact that he's done poorly just about everywhere.

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News to me.

Check out this site: http://www.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/inspite.html
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Check out this site: http://www.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/inspite.html
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