Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
but (conjunction)
English answer:
Remove the conjunction, add a semicolon and keep nevertheless.
- The asker opted for community grading. The question was closed on 2015-02-11 16:54:08 based on peer agreement (or, if there were too few peer comments, asker preference.)
English term
but (conjunction)
I'm doubting on which preposition to use to sound formal:
The Chinese economy would like to be self-sufficient, (but/however/despite this) nevertheless it is also affected by external factors.
Thank you in advance.
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Audra deFalco (X)
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Taña Dalglish
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Feb 8, 2015 16:45: Helena Chavarria changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"
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Responses
Remove the conjunction, add a semicolon and keep nevertheless.
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The Chinese economy would like to be self-sufficient; despite this, it is still affected by external factors.
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Note added at 25 mins (2015-02-08 16:05:55 GMT)
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Or even more formally:
The Chinese economy would like to be self-sufficient; nevertheless, it remains affected by external factors.
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Sery Media (X)
: I agree. Both of these sentences are better than using but as a conjunction.
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Thanks. :)
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acetran
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:)
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Tina Vonhof (X)
: Good suggestions.
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Jean-Claude Gouin
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Phong Le
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B D Finch
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Reference comments
Jamaica
Translating the Ideas Behind the Words
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish, French to English, and 2 more.
Refs.
https://www.google.com.jm/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&rlz=...
The Chinese economy would like to be self-sufficient, but ***it is (instead of it's)*** also affected by external factors.
IMO, you don´t need "but" and "nevertheless". I assume in an effort to make it "more formal", you have inserted "nevertheless".
IMO, there are also other options, i.e. "The Chinese economy would like to be self-sufficient. However, it is [the economy] also affected by external factors."
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Tina Vonhof (X)
: More good options.
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Thanks Tina.
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