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30-May-2006, 18:25
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| | Though, although, in spite of, despite Hi everybody
please look at these words;
Although, though, in spite of , despite of.
which ones that are more formal and we can used in academic writing?
and can we use them in same way all the time?
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31-May-2006, 13:51
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| | Re: Though, although, in spite of, despite Hi:
Although, in spite of, and despite are all used in academic writing. "Though" is a slightly informal word to mean "although", but it is used in academic writing as well. Look at the Google Scholar citation result: Although Though In spite of Despite
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31-May-2006, 15:44
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| | Re: Though, although, in spite of, despite Thank you | 
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| | Re: Though, although, in spite of, despite You can also use "even though", which has a stronger emphasis than "although" has.
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