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Linh
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 Posted: Fri Sep 08, 2006 9:14 am Post subject: "notwithstanding" |
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| Is it true that "notwithstanding" is an old word? Is it used in papers nowadays? |
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CP
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| Posted: Fri Sep 08, 2006 4:28 pm Post subject: |
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The Oxford English Dictionary gives an instance of "notwitstanding" as far back as 1380, so it is pretty old. But it is still used all the time, and sometimes it is the only word that will do, its age and length notwithstanding.
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Linh
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| Posted: Fri Sep 08, 2006 7:39 pm Post subject: |
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Thank you for the clear explanation and very nice example  |
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