as if/as though?

**Humble** · 03-Oct-2006, 19:36

Tnx, Mike,But they are different, are they not? In your sentence there's more certainty than in mine. ...as if... still leaves some hope.

**MikeNewYork** · 03-Oct-2006, 19:46

Originally Posted by Humble

Tnx, Mike,But they are different, are they not? In your sentence there's more certainty than in mine. ...as if... still leaves some hope.

I don't see much difference in the certainty. But I do see a difference in the grammar.

**satara42** · 05-Oct-2006, 09:47

thank you all... but i'm still confused...I just want to learn whether we can use "as" for a real situation or not and whether it's gramatically correct or not...

**MikeNewYork** · 05-Oct-2006, 20:56

Originally Posted by satara42

thank you all... but i'm still confused...I just want to learn whether we can use "as" for a real situation or not and whether it's gramatically correct or not...

"As" is fine as a conjunction. It is "as if" that is problematic. For me, the construction defines an unreal situation.

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