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Inglés (US)
¿Esto suena natural? She wasn't feeling well, but in spite of this she went to work.
- Inglés (US)
- Chino tradicional (Hong Kong)
Poco natural
1. Inspite of and despite means exactly the same thing and with the same usage. Despite just sounds a bit more formal.
2. Redundancy in this case is acceptable for stronger emphasis, but I think it should be reserved for speech.
3. Never say "in spite of that" because "in spite of" and "despite" do not introduce clauses (e.g. That-clause).
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- Inglés (US)
- Inglés (UK)
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Yes, that's absolutely fine.
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- Inglés (US)
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In this case, I think you should use 'despite of' instead of 'in spite of', because you don't want to make your sentence sound contradictory.
And I think you can use 'but' and 'despite of' to emphasize what you're saying.
She wasn't feelng well, but, despite of this, she went to work.
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- Inglés (US)
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this is correct, but I would rather say it like "She wasn't feeling well, but despite that she went to work."
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1. Inspite of and despite means exactly the same thing and with the same usage. Despite just sounds a bit more formal.
2. Redundancy in this case is acceptable for stronger emphasis, but I think it should be reserved for speech.
3. Never say "in spite of that" because "in spite of" and "despite" do not introduce clauses (e.g. That-clause).
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- Inglés (UK)
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@cfli731 Your explanation is excellent and everything you've said is true, except that "that" can also be a pronoun (like "this").
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@OldGeezer Thank you! You are correct, but I would still suggest to avoid using "that" and actually put in the noun that the pronoun is substituting for clarity.
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