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Calm-mind · Joined: 14 Nov 2006 Posts: 53

Hello I think I know the following sentence but I'm not sure whether I understand it correctlyabout as and though. How would you paraphrase it?
Is the useage of AS and Though as the following common? This is from a story about Christioher Reeve. Thank you very much.

As I was pushed on the stage in my wheel chair, though, what I saw was 700 people on their feet clapping and cheering.

myprofe · Posted: Fri Nov 17, 2006 11:26 am Post subject: as - though

The sentence would be perfectly correct if the previous sentence were something like this:

I didn't think anyone was going to come to see me or be at all interested in what I had to say. As I was pushed on the stage in my wheel chair, though, what I saw was/were 700 people on their feet clapping and cheering.
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Calm-mind · Joined: 14 Nov 2006 Posts: 53

Thank you, myprofe.

So, in this case, AS is used like WHEN ; THOUGH is used like BUT?

myprofe · Posted: Sat Nov 18, 2006 1:00 am Post subject:

That's right.

When I was pushed on the stage in my wheel chair I didn't think anyone was going to come to see me or be at all interested in what I had to say. But what I saw was/were 700 people on their feet clapping and cheering.
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Calm-mind · Joined: 14 Nov 2006 Posts: 53

I see. Thank you sir. I was able to confrim that. I had not seen as and though were used like that, so I wondered.

myprofe · Posted: Sat Nov 18, 2006 1:21 am Post subject:

Calm-mind · Joined: 14 Nov 2006 Posts: 53

Thank you very much, myprofe, for the correction. When you answer me, you realized my mistakes, please correct them.

myprofe · Posted: Sat Nov 18, 2006 1:56 am Post subject:

Calm-mind · Joined: 14 Nov 2006 Posts: 53

I wanted to say "When you answer me, you will see my mistakes, please correct them. "
Thank you very much.