Just a quick note to congratulate you on survining an ordeal which must have been much like a torpedo attack. I’m delighted you were not “sunk.” Was it a virus, malware? Anyway, keep plowing through the lexical seas. Bon voyage!
O nihilominus!:
April 29th, 2012 at 9:49 pm
In the same vein, “albeit” is a favorite of mine.
Anders Lotsson:
April 30th, 2012 at 4:20 am
Nonetheless has a word-for-word equivalent (almost) in Swedish, icke desto mindre. But notwithstanding is a hard one.
Have you considered adding some videos to the article? I think it might enhance viewers understanding.
Antonio:
June 12th, 2012 at 5:04 pm
In italian we have “nondimeno”, that comes from the tree words non (negative adverb) di (of) meno (minus, less) with the same meaning of nevertheless. Also, we use “nonostante” from non and the present participle of the verb “ostare” (probably related to “ostacolo”: obstacle), that means to oppose. Ostare is rarely used alone in everyday language, but some forms still appear in bureaucratic expressions as in “nulla osta” (nothing opposes, e.g., when you ask for a permit and the authority says that they don’t have reason to refuse.
sunbelt57:
October 14th, 2012 at 1:41 pm
LOL “…a catch-all response indicating a pose of insolent apathy”
another one from the teenage vernacular but not as widespread is: “as-if” a response to someone implying something.
I am confused by your explanation of nonetheless (or nevertheless and notwithstanding). I thought you said they all refer to the antecedent statements yet you said “Limo services Los Angeles have been in demand for years. Nonetheless, their business is fairly limited…,” 10/01/11). The first statement makes the second “none the less” (or “never the less”) true. There nonetheless is referring to the second, primary statement. In my opinion, nonetheless in the above sentence means, given the first statement is none the less true, the second statement is still true.
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Monroe Thomas Clewis:
April 29th, 2012 at 12:23 am
Just a quick note to congratulate you on survining an ordeal which must have been much like a torpedo attack. I’m delighted you were not “sunk.” Was it a virus, malware? Anyway, keep plowing through the lexical seas. Bon voyage!
O nihilominus!:
April 29th, 2012 at 9:49 pm
In the same vein, “albeit” is a favorite of mine.
Anders Lotsson:
April 30th, 2012 at 4:20 am
Nonetheless has a word-for-word equivalent (almost) in Swedish, icke desto mindre. But notwithstanding is a hard one.
click here:
May 3rd, 2012 at 8:14 pm
Have you considered adding some videos to the article? I think it might enhance viewers understanding.
Antonio:
June 12th, 2012 at 5:04 pm
In italian we have “nondimeno”, that comes from the tree words non (negative adverb) di (of) meno (minus, less) with the same meaning of nevertheless. Also, we use “nonostante” from non and the present participle of the verb “ostare” (probably related to “ostacolo”: obstacle), that means to oppose. Ostare is rarely used alone in everyday language, but some forms still appear in bureaucratic expressions as in “nulla osta” (nothing opposes, e.g., when you ask for a permit and the authority says that they don’t have reason to refuse.
sunbelt57:
October 14th, 2012 at 1:41 pm
LOL “…a catch-all response indicating a pose of insolent apathy”
another one from the teenage vernacular but not as widespread is: “as-if” a response to someone implying something.
alex:
September 7th, 2015 at 10:48 am
I am confused by your explanation of nonetheless (or nevertheless and notwithstanding). I thought you said they all refer to the antecedent statements yet you said “Limo services Los Angeles have been in demand for years. Nonetheless, their business is fairly limited…,” 10/01/11). The first statement makes the second “none the less” (or “never the less”) true. There nonetheless is referring to the second, primary statement. In my opinion, nonetheless in the above sentence means, given the first statement is none the less true, the second statement is still true.