Using 'Though' and 'However': Part 1

2024-06-22

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  • Hello! This week on Ask a Teacher, we answer a question from Edilson in Brazil about the difference between "though" and "however."
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  • Hi, this is Edilson, from Brazil, I follow Ask a Teacher and I love the way you approach explanations, I have a question, could you please explain?
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  • What is the difference between the use of the words "THO" and "HOWEVER".
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  • Thank you for writing, Edilson. This is a good question.
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  • "Though" and "however" are words that show a relationship between ideas.
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  • Often, they both express a difference in two or more things. For example,
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  • John is nice, though he's not as nice as Michael.
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  • Sofia wants to be a teacher.
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  • However, her parents want her to be a doctor.
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  • Sometimes, the words show a difference that is not expected. For example,
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  • Mohammed makes me angry sometimes. I like him, though.
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  • The team did not win the competition.
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  • However, they are happy they played well.
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  • They have a similar meaning, but there are differences in how and when we use the two words.
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  • "Though" can show that one idea is not as important as another.
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  • When we use "though" in this way, we use it after the main idea. For example,
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  • The event was fun, though I don't know why.
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  • The most important part of the sentence is that the event was fun.
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  • We use "though" a lot in spoken English, and it is very common at the end of a sentence, like in the example I like him, though.
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  • We can use "however" to emphasize a difference. For example,
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  • I always feel busy. However, I am not as busy as you.
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  • "However" is very common in written English.
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  • In spoken English, "however" can be used as a more forceful way of saying "how."
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  • When we use it this way, we stress the second part of the word, -ever.
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  • For example,
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  • However will I choose?
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  • There are other differences between these two words, but we can talk about them another time.
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  • We hope this explanation helps you, Edilson.
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  • Do you have a question about American English? Send us an email at learningenglish@voanews.com.
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  • And that's Ask a Teacher.
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  • I'm Ashley Thompson.
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  • Hello! This week on Ask a Teacher, we answer a question from Edilson in Brazil about the difference between "though" and "however."
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  • Question
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  • Hi, this is Edilson, from Brazil, I follow Ask a Teacher and I love the way you approach explanations, I have a question, could you please explain? What is the difference between the use of the words "THO" and "HOWEVER".
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  • Tks
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  • Edilson Tonon
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  • Answer
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  • Thank you for writing, Edilson. This is a good question.
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  • "Though" and "however" are words that show a relationship between ideas. Often, they both express a difference in two or more things. For example,
    • 9
  • John is nice, though he's not as nice as Michael.
    • 10
  • Sofia wants to be a teacher. However, her parents want her to be a doctor.
    • 11
  • Sometimes, the words show a difference that is not expected. For example,
    • 12
  • Mohammed makes me angry sometimes. I like him, though.
    • 13
  • The team did not win the competition. However, they are happy they played well.
    • 14
  • They have a similar meaning, but there are differences in how and when we use the two words.
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  • Though
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  • "Though" can show that one idea is not as important as another. When we use "though" in this way, we use it after the main idea. For example,
    • 17
  • The event was fun, though I don't know why.
    • 18
  • The most important part of the sentence is that the event was fun.
    • 19
  • We use "though" a lot in spoken English, and it is very common at the end of a sentence, like in the example I like him, though.
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  • However
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  • We can use "however" to emphasize a difference. For example,
    • 22
  • I always feel busy. However, I am not as busy as you.
    • 23
  • "However" is very common in written English.
    • 24
  • In spoken English, "however" can be used as a more forceful way of saying "how." When we use it this way, we stress the second part of the word, -ever. For example,
    • 25
  • However will I choose?
    • 26
  • There are other differences between these two words, but we can talk about them another time.
    • 27
  • We hope this explanation helps you, Edilson.
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  • Do you have a question about American English? Send us an email at learningenglish@voanews.com.
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  • And that's Ask a Teacher.
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  • I'm Ashley Thompson.
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  • Gena Bennett wrote this lesson for VOA Learning English.
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  • Words in This Story
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  • emphasize-v. to give special importance, value, or attention
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  • stress-v. to give attention to one part of a word when speaking it