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Old 10-Nov-2006, 12:06
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Hi there,

I need some help to findout whether it is alright to use the conjunction 'though' and 'but' together.

Is it wrong to phrase a sentence like the following?

- Though he is smart and handsome, but he is very stubborn or
- Though the path is difficult to walk, but we choose to walk together

Is there any examples in the internet that can point out whether these 2 sentences has correct grammar?

Thank you for your help.

Kind regards,
Kim
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Old 10-Nov-2006, 12:27
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Though I´m a non native speaker of English,I don´t think the sentences above are correct.I´d say you should use one of the two.But let´s wait for a second opinion...
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Old 10-Nov-2006, 12:39
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Avalon is right, you can't use them together like this.

Use either
The path is difficult to walk, but we choose to walk together
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Though the path is difficult to walk, we choose to walk together
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