Stress is often called a 21st century illness
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MikeNewYork
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I would use "with".
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Why would you need alternatives?
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To improve my English.
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Good answer. I can't think of another preposition to use there.
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The sentence is fine as it is, isn't it?
It can be interpreted as:
Stress is often called a 21st century illness, but it has always been with us if [it has] perhaps [been called] by different names.
Those words in square brackets are omitted.
It can be interpreted as:
Stress is often called a 21st century illness, but it has always been with us if [it has] perhaps [been called] by different names.
Those words in square brackets are omitted.
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In your restatement, I would use "even" before "if" and delete "perhaps".
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