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...I've received your letter. It was helpful as usual, though.

The person that wrote this has used a pattern, that is used for contradiction. But has used the pattern when no contradiction is present. "Though' should not have been placed there. The person didn't edit their writing. It's a clanger.

Originally Posted by Seraph

The person that wrote this has used a pattern, that is used for contradiction. But has used the pattern when no contradiction is present. "Though' should not have been placed there. The person didn't edit their writing. It's a clanger.

Maybe you are right, but I've heard that meaningless "though" at the end of the sentence million times. So this phenomenon does exist for some reason and, as every word conveys something, it should convey something, too, and should be translated somehow.

Originally Posted by Helenej

Maybe you are right, but I've heard that meaningless "though" at the end of the sentence million times. So this phenomenon does exist for some reason and, as every word conveys something, it conveys something, too, and should be translated somehow.

This error arises when a pattern is similar to another but logic is incorrect. It arises from misuse, and by not being corrected, error propagates, multiplies. It could almost fall into category "scribal lapse". (Scribal error from inattention.)

The error shouldn't be translated.

Originally Posted by Seraph

This error arises when a pattern is similar to another but logic is incorrect. It arises from misuse, and by not being corrected, error propagates, multiplies. It could almost fall into category "scribal lapse". (Scribal error from inattention.)

The error shouldn't be translated.

A single error shouldn’t, but a countrywide one should, if the matter concerns translating. Otherwise we emasculate the language. Yet every particular person is always free to choose any degree of language exquisiteness for themselves.