what's the difference between "although" and "even if"

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	china.hyh  #488694  Fri, 14 Mar 08 03:08 AM          he is a socialist, he is scarely in sympathy with the working class. A. Although B. Even if  Which one is better, and why? Thank you    china.hyh Joined on Fri, Mar 14 2008 New Member (07) Life is very short.
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	Mister Micawber  #488703  Fri, 14 Mar 08 03:20 AM . I like A.  B sounds unlikely.    Mister Micawber Joined on Wed, Aug 4 2004 Yokohama Veteran Member (19,452) 'The question is,' said Humpty Dumpty, 'which is to be master-- that's all.' . 'A fabis abstineto' - Anon
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	china.hyh  #488707  Fri, 14 Mar 08 03:34 AM A is the answer. But what's wrong with B? And in what situation should I use B but not A?    china.hyh
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	CalifJim  #488736  Fri, 14 Mar 08 05:29 AM china.hyh scarely I think you mean scarcely. CJ  And, by the way, I would have got it wrong.  I would have said B.       CalifJim Joined on Mon, Aug 2 2004 California Veteran Member (15,923) "There are no facts, only interpretations" - Nietzsche
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	Cool Breeze  #488777  Fri, 14 Mar 08 08:33 AM china.hyh And in what situation should I use B but not A?   Use even if in a clause with a subjunctive when the main clause has a conditional: Even if I knew him better, I wouldn't tell him anything about this. CB     Cool Breeze Joined on Fri, Apr 7 2006 Helsinki, Finland Senior Member (2,510) The coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in San Francisco.- Mark Twain
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	Marius Hancu  #488845  Fri, 14 Mar 08 11:58 AM From the BBC:  though, even though and even so, even if  -------- When we use even before if, when and though, it has the effect of making the ideas expressed appear more extreme or surprising. Even if is used for emphasising that although something might happen, the situation will not change:   I shall continue to work from 6 a.m. till midnight, even if it kills me.   Even if I became a millionaire, I would not stop working.   http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/grammar/learnit/learnitv345.shtml ------------     Marius Hancu Joined on Wed, Apr 26 2006 Montreal, Canada Veteran Member (11,507)
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