“Given” vs "in view of" vs "considering"..What's the difference?

[Hugo_Lin]

Hi, all:

I'm a foreigner and I'd love to know the differences between the following phrases:

Given, considering, in view of (the fact that)..

Examples:

The mayher's achievements are amazing considering how poverty-stricken this county used to be.

The mayher's achievements are amazing in view of the fact that this county used to be poverty-stricken.

The mayer's achievements are amazing given that this county used to be poverty-stricken.

Sorry I can't recall how to spell mayor.

I think these 3 phrases are sort of interchangeable , right?


Many thanks in advance.

 

[probus]

The three are generally synonymous. It's mayor.

 

[Offroad]

Re: “Given” vs "in view of" vs "considering"..What's the difference?

Also mayoress (or lady mayor) for women.

 

[SoothingDave]

Re: “Given” vs "in view of" vs "considering"..What's the difference?

Also mayoress (or lady mayor) for women.

No, not in this day and age. it would be considered offensive. A mayor if a mayor, even if female.

The use of special words/endings for females is just about obsolete.

 

[Offroad]

Re: “Given” vs "in view of" vs "considering"..What's the difference?

No, not in this day and age. it would be considered offensive. A mayor if a mayor, even if female.

The use of special words/endings for females is just about obsolete.

They should mention that in dictionaries.

 

[charliedeut]

Re: “Given” vs "in view of" vs "considering"..What's the difference?

They should mention that in dictionaries.

At least one of them does:
mayoress - definition of mayoress by Macmillan Dictionary

But others don't:
mayoress - WordReference.com Dictionary of English
Definition of mayoress | Collins English Dictionary
Mayoress | Define Mayoress at Dictionary.com

So I guess our experts are up to some debate! :-o

 

[tzfujimino]

Re: “Given” vs "in view of" vs "considering"..What's the difference?

At least one of them does:
mayoress - definition of mayoress by Macmillan Dictionary

But others don't:
mayoress - WordReference.com Dictionary of English
Definition of mayoress | Collins English Dictionary
Mayoress | Define Mayoress at Dictionary.com

So I guess our experts are up to some debate! :-o

How about this excellent dictionary:
mayoress - Definition and pronunciation | Oxford Advanced Learners Dictionary at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com
:up:

 

[SoothingDave]

Re: “Given” vs "in view of" vs "considering"..What's the difference?

-ess | Define -ess at Dictionary.com

Dictionary.com does give a link to their usage note on "-ess."