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"You asked us to, and loath though we were to invade a lady's privacy, we did so."
Can anybody tell me what though means here and can I write the sentence in another order like that for instance
You asked us to, and though we were loath to invade a lady's privacy, we did so.
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"You asked us to, and loath though we were to invade a lady's privacy, we did so."
Can anybody tell me what though means here and can I write the sentence in another order like that for instance
You asked us to, and though we were loath to invade a lady's privacy, we did so.
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Welcome to EL&U! What research have you done to find the meaning of though? Which dictionaries have you referenced? Could you explain why their definitions confuse you?
– miltonaut
Dec 1 at 19:45
There should be a comma after and. That aside, I'm not sure what the confusion is.
– Jason Bassford
Dec 1 at 20:06
@JasonBassford If I'm not mistaken, the comma after and would be omitted in this case. (I lost my best reference on that, but I'm sure you have or could find a better one.)
– KannE
Dec 1 at 20:27
@KannE The sentence makes sense as providing nonrestrictive information with the additional comma. Without it, I'd say the first comma is a comma splice. (Try replacing the first comma with a period, making it two sentences.) An alternative is to replace the first comma with a semicolon or a dash.
– Jason Bassford
Dec 1 at 20:31
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I used Cambridge dictionary and learned that it means despite of sth but i also learned from an english dicussion forum that changing the placement of though may have a slight affect on meaning anyway the problem comes when i try to translate it in my head( and unwillingly despite of this to invade a lady's privacy, we did so) it makes no sense to me so i thought maybe it has a different meaning here and that is why i also wanted to change the order to (and despite being unwillingly to invade a lady's privacy we did so)
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"You asked us to, and loath though we were to invade a lady's privacy, we did so."
Can anybody tell me what though means here and can I write the sentence in another order like that for instance
You asked us to, and though we were loath to invade a lady's privacy, we did so.
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"You asked us to, and loath though we were to invade a lady's privacy, we did so."
Can anybody tell me what though means here and can I write the sentence in another order like that for instance
You asked us to, and though we were loath to invade a lady's privacy, we did so.
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Welcome to EL&U! What research have you done to find the meaning of though? Which dictionaries have you referenced? Could you explain why their definitions confuse you?
– miltonaut
Dec 1 at 19:45
There should be a comma after and. That aside, I'm not sure what the confusion is.
– Jason Bassford
Dec 1 at 20:06
@JasonBassford If I'm not mistaken, the comma after and would be omitted in this case. (I lost my best reference on that, but I'm sure you have or could find a better one.)
– KannE
Dec 1 at 20:27
@KannE The sentence makes sense as providing nonrestrictive information with the additional comma. Without it, I'd say the first comma is a comma splice. (Try replacing the first comma with a period, making it two sentences.) An alternative is to replace the first comma with a semicolon or a dash.
– Jason Bassford
Dec 1 at 20:31
1
I used Cambridge dictionary and learned that it means despite of sth but i also learned from an english dicussion forum that changing the placement of though may have a slight affect on meaning anyway the problem comes when i try to translate it in my head( and unwillingly despite of this to invade a lady's privacy, we did so) it makes no sense to me so i thought maybe it has a different meaning here and that is why i also wanted to change the order to (and despite being unwillingly to invade a lady's privacy we did so)
– Manar
Dec 1 at 21:25
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Welcome to EL&U! What research have you done to find the meaning of though? Which dictionaries have you referenced? Could you explain why their definitions confuse you?
– miltonaut
Dec 1 at 19:45
There should be a comma after and. That aside, I'm not sure what the confusion is.
– Jason Bassford
Dec 1 at 20:06
@JasonBassford If I'm not mistaken, the comma after and would be omitted in this case. (I lost my best reference on that, but I'm sure you have or could find a better one.)
– KannE
Dec 1 at 20:27
@KannE The sentence makes sense as providing nonrestrictive information with the additional comma. Without it, I'd say the first comma is a comma splice. (Try replacing the first comma with a period, making it two sentences.) An alternative is to replace the first comma with a semicolon or a dash.
– Jason Bassford
Dec 1 at 20:31
1
I used Cambridge dictionary and learned that it means despite of sth but i also learned from an english dicussion forum that changing the placement of though may have a slight affect on meaning anyway the problem comes when i try to translate it in my head( and unwillingly despite of this to invade a lady's privacy, we did so) it makes no sense to me so i thought maybe it has a different meaning here and that is why i also wanted to change the order to (and despite being unwillingly to invade a lady's privacy we did so)
– Manar
Dec 1 at 21:25
Welcome to EL&U! What research have you done to find the meaning of though? Which dictionaries have you referenced? Could you explain why their definitions confuse you?
– miltonaut
Dec 1 at 19:45
Welcome to EL&U! What research have you done to find the meaning of though? Which dictionaries have you referenced? Could you explain why their definitions confuse you?
– miltonaut
Dec 1 at 19:45
There should be a comma after and. That aside, I'm not sure what the confusion is.
– Jason Bassford
Dec 1 at 20:06
There should be a comma after and. That aside, I'm not sure what the confusion is.
– Jason Bassford
Dec 1 at 20:06
@JasonBassford If I'm not mistaken, the comma after and would be omitted in this case. (I lost my best reference on that, but I'm sure you have or could find a better one.)
– KannE
Dec 1 at 20:27
@JasonBassford If I'm not mistaken, the comma after and would be omitted in this case. (I lost my best reference on that, but I'm sure you have or could find a better one.)
– KannE
Dec 1 at 20:27
@KannE The sentence makes sense as providing nonrestrictive information with the additional comma. Without it, I'd say the first comma is a comma splice. (Try replacing the first comma with a period, making it two sentences.) An alternative is to replace the first comma with a semicolon or a dash.
– Jason Bassford
Dec 1 at 20:31
@KannE The sentence makes sense as providing nonrestrictive information with the additional comma. Without it, I'd say the first comma is a comma splice. (Try replacing the first comma with a period, making it two sentences.) An alternative is to replace the first comma with a semicolon or a dash.
– Jason Bassford
Dec 1 at 20:31
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1
I used Cambridge dictionary and learned that it means despite of sth but i also learned from an english dicussion forum that changing the placement of though may have a slight affect on meaning anyway the problem comes when i try to translate it in my head( and unwillingly despite of this to invade a lady's privacy, we did so) it makes no sense to me so i thought maybe it has a different meaning here and that is why i also wanted to change the order to (and despite being unwillingly to invade a lady's privacy we did so)
– Manar
Dec 1 at 21:25
I used Cambridge dictionary and learned that it means despite of sth but i also learned from an english dicussion forum that changing the placement of though may have a slight affect on meaning anyway the problem comes when i try to translate it in my head( and unwillingly despite of this to invade a lady's privacy, we did so) it makes no sense to me so i thought maybe it has a different meaning here and that is why i also wanted to change the order to (and despite being unwillingly to invade a lady's privacy we did so)
– Manar
Dec 1 at 21:25
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- You asked us to, and loath though we were to invade a lady's privacy, we did so.
This is an archaic construction, using a rare word (loath 'reluctant; unwilling'),
and putting it up front before the conjunction though.
It's a transform of
- You asked us to, and though we were loath to invade a lady's privacy, we did so.
So you would do well to write it that way, as you suggest.
answered Dec 1 at 23:20
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- You asked us to, and loath though we were to invade a lady's privacy, we did so.
This is an archaic construction, using a rare word (loath 'reluctant; unwilling'),
and putting it up front before the conjunction though.
It's a transform of
- You asked us to, and though we were loath to invade a lady's privacy, we did so.
So you would do well to write it that way, as you suggest.
answered Dec 1 at 23:20
John Lawler
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- You asked us to, and loath though we were to invade a lady's privacy, we did so.
This is an archaic construction, using a rare word (loath 'reluctant; unwilling'),
and putting it up front before the conjunction though.
It's a transform of
- You asked us to, and though we were loath to invade a lady's privacy, we did so.
So you would do well to write it that way, as you suggest.
answered Dec 1 at 23:20
John Lawler
83.9k6115327
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up vote
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up vote
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- You asked us to, and loath though we were to invade a lady's privacy, we did so.
This is an archaic construction, using a rare word (loath 'reluctant; unwilling'),
and putting it up front before the conjunction though.
It's a transform of
- You asked us to, and though we were loath to invade a lady's privacy, we did so.
So you would do well to write it that way, as you suggest.
answered Dec 1 at 23:20
John Lawler
83.9k6115327
- You asked us to, and loath though we were to invade a lady's privacy, we did so.
This is an archaic construction, using a rare word (loath 'reluctant; unwilling'),
and putting it up front before the conjunction though.
It's a transform of
- You asked us to, and though we were loath to invade a lady's privacy, we did so.
So you would do well to write it that way, as you suggest.
answered Dec 1 at 23:20
John Lawler
83.9k6115327
edited Dec 2 at 17:18
answered Dec 1 at 23:20
John Lawler
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answered Dec 1 at 23:20
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answered Dec 1 at 23:20
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Welcome to EL&U! What research have you done to find the meaning of though? Which dictionaries have you referenced? Could you explain why their definitions confuse you?
– miltonaut
Dec 1 at 19:45
There should be a comma after and. That aside, I'm not sure what the confusion is.
– Jason Bassford
Dec 1 at 20:06
@JasonBassford If I'm not mistaken, the comma after and would be omitted in this case. (I lost my best reference on that, but I'm sure you have or could find a better one.)
– KannE
Dec 1 at 20:27
@KannE The sentence makes sense as providing nonrestrictive information with the additional comma. Without it, I'd say the first comma is a comma splice. (Try replacing the first comma with a period, making it two sentences.) An alternative is to replace the first comma with a semicolon or a dash.
– Jason Bassford
Dec 1 at 20:31
1
I used Cambridge dictionary and learned that it means despite of sth but i also learned from an english dicussion forum that changing the placement of though may have a slight affect on meaning anyway the problem comes when i try to translate it in my head( and unwillingly despite of this to invade a lady's privacy, we did so) it makes no sense to me so i thought maybe it has a different meaning here and that is why i also wanted to change the order to (and despite being unwillingly to invade a lady's privacy we did so)
– Manar
Dec 1 at 21:25