Although/despite/ in spite

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#19490 Fri, 16 Jan 04 10:30 PM

Can these be used interchangeably?

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whl626

#19556 Sat, 17 Jan 04 04:24 PM

despite and in spite of are interchangeable most of the time. ' Despite ' used in a lesser degree comparatively with ' in spite of '

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Although/Despite/In spite of
although vs despite
in despite of
Despite

despite how
in spite of
in spite of
Despite + .....

although
although...but
Despite + being vs. Despite + noun
Despite the fact that or Despite the fact

suzi

#19631 Sun, 18 Jan 04 02:02 PM

You could use although for similar meaning, but the wording would be changed,

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