Comments on: Nevertheless

By: alex

alex — Mon, 07 Sep 2015 14:48:32 +0000

I am confused by your explanation of nonetheless (or nevertheless and notwithstanding). I thought you said they all refer to the antecedent statements yet you said “Limo services Los Angeles have been in demand for years. Nonetheless, their business is fairly limited…,” 10/01/11). The first statement makes the second “none the less” (or “never the less”) true. There nonetheless is referring to the second, primary statement. In my opinion, nonetheless in the above sentence means, given the first statement is none the less true, the second statement is still true.

By: sunbelt57

sunbelt57 — Sun, 14 Oct 2012 17:41:05 +0000

LOL “…a catch-all response indicating a pose of insolent apathy”

another one from the teenage vernacular but not as widespread is: “as-if” a response to someone implying something.

By: Antonio

Antonio — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 21:04:21 +0000

In italian we have “nondimeno”, that comes from the tree words non (negative adverb) di (of) meno (minus, less) with the same meaning of nevertheless. Also, we use “nonostante” from non and the present participle of the verb “ostare” (probably related to “ostacolo”: obstacle), that means to oppose. Ostare is rarely used alone in everyday language, but some forms still appear in bureaucratic expressions as in “nulla osta” (nothing opposes, e.g., when you ask for a permit and the authority says that they don’t have reason to refuse.

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click here — Fri, 04 May 2012 00:14:06 +0000

Have you considered adding some videos to the article? I think it might enhance viewers understanding.

By: Anders Lotsson

Anders Lotsson — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 08:20:57 +0000

Nonetheless has a word-for-word equivalent (almost) in Swedish, icke desto mindre. But notwithstanding is a hard one.

By: O nihilominus!

O nihilominus! — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 01:49:27 +0000

In the same vein, “albeit” is a favorite of mine.

By: Monroe Thomas Clewis

Monroe Thomas Clewis — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 04:23:19 +0000

Just a quick note to congratulate you on survining an ordeal which must have been much like a torpedo attack. I’m delighted you were not “sunk.” Was it a virus, malware? Anyway, keep plowing through the lexical seas. Bon voyage!