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234 months ago

transdata26817 (a guest user) asked this question:

Language pair:

German > English

Subject:

Technical / Engineering

Level of diffculty:

Easy / medium

Word or term in question:

doch (Schreibeweise Englisch 1

Context:

viele Mitarbeiter warten auf d

Keywords:

-

 

 

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234 months ago

  See my profile wrote:

but - however - yet - still - only

My comment:

it will depend on how the sentence continues!!!

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233 months ago

  See profile wrote:

I could not agree more with Mr. Kaufmann. Does the asker need continual support, I wonder. Marianne Sonksen, BA Hons mfl

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234 months ago

  See my profile wrote:

but - however - yet - still - only

My comment:

it will depend on how the sentence continues!!!

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234 months ago

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234 months ago

Charles Warcup  See my profile wrote:

- but // - however // . However

My comment:

Consider using 'however' for a rather more elevated style. If you start a new sentence (which would be questionable style with 'But ...') you can add weight to the phrase which follows.

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234 months ago

  See profile wrote:

I agree. Couldn't have answered better.

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