I believe "even though" is a more intense version of "although." It seems to reassure the reader that we mean what we say. "Though" is lower register (less formal) than "although." (I'd take that as "no matter how brutal.") I guess you can do the same thing with "however," except it seems more like an adverb than a conjunction: His punishment, however brutal, was well-deserved. His punishment, although brutal, was well-deserved. Notice that when we use "although," these contrasting ideas don't have to be expressed by clauses. We "concede" that we are the smart ones, but since they are the rich ones, our brains will do us no good.Īlthough introduces the idea which is deemed less important. Now we are subordinating our own intelligence. They have all the moneybags, although we have all the brains. With this version, we admit (concede) that we have no money, but we assert that this idea is less important than (subordinate to) the idea that we are the smart ones. ++ Although they have all the moneybags, we have all the brains. Notice that when we substitute "However" for "but," we must use two sentences (or at least, a semicolon): They may have all the moneybags. You could state the same two ideas without drawing attention to the contrast, by using "and" instead of "but," and by eliminating the "may." They have all the moneybags and we have all the brains. The two clauses describe equal but contrasting ideas. It works something like "but." They may have all the moneybags, but we have all the brains. ![]() With "however," the ideas tend to be more nearly equal. The "though" versions are called "subordinating," and "concessive," because they give one idea less importance than the other, or you're admitting (conceding) that the less-important thing is true or exists. I won't pretend that I can do justice to such a large subject.
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