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There are four kinds of conjunctions as follows:

1. Coordinating conjunctions

2. Subordinating conjunctions.

3. Correlative conjunctions.

4. Adverbial conjunctions.

1. Coordinating conjunction (coordintators)

A conjunction is a joiner, a word that connects parts of a sentence.
Coordinating conjunctions coordinate or join two or more sentences, main clauses, words, or other parts of speech which are of the same syntactic importance. Also known as coordinators, coordinating conjunctions are used to give equal emphasis to a pair of main clauses. When we use coordinating conjunctions to combine independent clauses in a sentence, each clause is equal in importance.
1. Coordinating conjunctions (Fanboys) They all have fewer than four letters. Be careful of the words then and now; neither is a coordinating conjunction, so what we say about coordinating conjunctions' roles in a sentence and punctuation does not apply to those two words.

FOR

Do not squander time, FOR that's the stuff life is made of. Benjamin Franklin

If you love life, don't waste time, FOR time is what life is made up of. Bruce Lee.

Be kind, FOR everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle. Plato

AND

I'm concise AND easy to understand. I'm short AND to the point

I'm pretty easy going AND not hard to please.

I remember trying to save money, for a day or two, AND quickly (me) losing interest.

At first, I'm nice AND easy-going so they like me, then they see that I'm to the point and I like perfection in work so it is tough.

It's understandable AND almost touching that we should expect our partners to understand us without us having explained what's up.

Do what you want AND say what you feel because those who mind don't matter AND those who matter don't mind.

Marriage, for whatever reason, has always both interested AND terrified me.

Einstein developed a theory about space, AND it was about time too. (commenting, make remarks, give an opinion).

What's money? A man is a success if he gets up in the morning AND goes to bed at night AND in between (he) does what he wants to do. Bob Dylan.

Yes, peace can AND must be won, to save the world from the terrible destruction of W.W. III.

Treat AND talk to people the way you want / you'd like to be treated AND talked to.

NOR

Nature has no effect without cause NOR invention without necessity. Leonardo da Vinci.

Happiness doesn't come from being rich, NOR merely from being successful in your career, NOR by self-indulgence. (self-gratification, self-discipline, self-control, self-mastery, pleasure-seeking, hedonism)

Who am I? Not the body, because it's decaying; not the mind, NOR the emotions, for these also will vanish / perish with death.

The gem cannot be polished without friction, NOR man perfected without trials. (difficulties, suffering, annoyance, pain, nuisance, problems)

BUT
(yet, except for, on the contrary, sino, otherwise than)

Life is really simple, BUT we insist on making it complicated.

I used to be indecisive BUT now I am not quite / so sure.

Worrying / Worry is like sitting in a rocking chair. It gives you something to do BUT it doesn't get you anywhere / ... BUT doesn't get you anywhere / ... BUT gets you nowhere.

Tough times never last, BUT tough people do.

It's lonely at the top, BUT you do eat better. (stress in "DO")

You can't help getting older, BUT you don't have to get old.

I always arrive late at the office, BUT I make up for it by leaving early.

I can't accept failure, everyone fails at sth, BUT what I can't accept is not trying. L. James.

Everything has beauty, BUT not everyone sees it. Confucious

I'm tired, BUT proud. (ellision)

Trust, BUT verify.

Every man desires to live long, BUT no man wishes to be old. Jonathan Swift.

Old people are often impatient, but for what? (ellision)

Love's a disease. But (it is) curable. (ellision)

Marriage is give and take. You'd better give it to her, OR she'll take it anyway.

Always go to other people's funerals, OR (else) they won't go to yours.

I'm not for OR against video - OR any medium OR style, for that matter.

To me, working out is literally like eating a meal OR drinking water OR breathing. H. Swank.

The only end of writing is to enable readers better to enjoy life OR better to endure it.

It is perfectly normal to feel alone, OR to have a fear of being alone, but the most important thing to remember is that you are not alone.

YET

I say I like to be alone, YET I am always surrounded by people.

I'm not, like, Brad Pitt. YET, I will get there !

Nature does not hurry, YET everything is accomplished. Lao Tzu

Motherhood is a great honor and privilege, YET it is also synonymous with servanthood.

I love what I do, SO I don't mind working.

I'm a Gemini, SO I change my mind every day. Natalie Portman

lucky. I have a high metabolism, SO I pretty much eat anything and everything. I'm

I grew up as an only child, SO I like being by myself.

2. SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS (Subordinators)

On a white bus is a mnemonic device used to commit subordinating conjunctions and relative pronouns of the English language to memory.

O: only, only if, only when, once, otherwise,
N: no matter (who, whose, what, which, where, when and how), no matter if, no matter whether ... or (not), not, now (that),
A: after, albeit, although, as, as long as, as much as, as soon as, as if, as though, assuming (that),
W(h): whatever, where, wherever, when, whenever, whether, while, which, whether or not , whoever, whereas, why
H: How, however (much)
I: if, if and only if, if ever, if only, in case, in order that
T: though, than, therefore, that, tha first time, the first moment
E: even if, even so, even when, even though, every time,
B: before, because, by the time
U: until, unless
S: (ever), since, so much as, so that, so what if, still (till).

Other subordinating conjunctions : considering (that), despite the fact that (in spite of the fact that, ever since, for fear that (fearing / fearing that), for which reason (this being why), lest, like, provided , provided that , rahter than?, regardless of the fact that, since, so that, supposing (that), rather than ...

AFTER

Perseverance is the hard work you do AFTER you get tired of doing the hard work you already did. (VS after getting rid of ... as preposition)

Education is what remains AFTER one has forgotten what one has learned in school. A. Einstein.

I always feel good AFTER I change my hair. You get a haircut and feel positive and ready to take on the day. (fight, oppose)

ALBEIT

(although)

Reality is merely an illusion, ALBEIT a very persistent one. Albert Einstein

The average married man lives two thousand and five days longer than his single counterpart, ALBEIT with less reason.

Nowadays, if you have a journey, ALBEIT a simple one, you consider yourself lucky if nothing happens.

ALTHOUGH
(though, even though)

I am always ready to learn ALTHOUGH I do not always like being taught.

ALTHOUGH the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it.

ALTHOUGH life is full of ups and downs that surprise us, remember that no matter where you are today, or the decisions you made yesterday, there's nothing to be anxious about.

I'm not someone who throws the towel in, ALTHOUGH I think there are many times when I could have and should have thrown the towel in, and nobody would have thought any worse of me.

AS
(conjunction: like, since / because, while, though)

Do AS I say, not AS I do ("like" in informal sentences, lo que)

We don't see things AS they are, we see them AS we are.

A cynic is a blackguard whose faulty vision sees things AS they are, and not AS they ought to be.

In great affairs men show themselves AS they wish to be seen, in small things they show themselves as they are. Nicolas Chamfort (like)

Treat people AS they were what they ought to be, and you help them become what they are capable of becoming, Goethe. (like)

AS I was always the youngest, I had to fight for everything (since, because)

I didn't really have a favourite subject at school AS I was useless at everything. (since, because)

Do not worry about avoiding temptation. AS you grow older it will avoid you. (while, when)

Tired AS I was, I carried on working till the sun came up. (though).

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AS IF / AS THOUGH (like)

1. a real situation: It looks as if it’s going to rain.

2. Cuando nos referimos a algo improbable o imaginario serán seguidas del pasado: He looks as if he had seen a vampire.

"As if" can be used two ways. It can be used with subjunctive, and it can be used with indicative. For example "He acts as if he were ill" is valid, and so is "He acts as if he is ill."

En inglés coloquial hablado se utiliza "like" en vez de estas palabras, así por ejemplo se puede decir: You look as if you are happy or You look like you are happy (a real situation)

Everywhere I go, I find that writers are treated AS IF they are invisible, AS IF they don't matter. (a real situation)

Live AS IF you were to die tomorrow. Learn AS IF you were to live forever.

Study AS IF you were going to live forever; live AS IF you were going to die tomorrow.

Work AS IF you lived forever. Love AS IF you died tomorrow. Seneca.

Dream AS IF you'll live forever, live AS IF you'll die today.

Live AS IF you will / would / were (going to) / are to die tomorrow and dream / learn AS IF you will / would / were (going) to / are to live forever.

If you fear being alone you may become over needy of other people and feel AS IF you must be around people at all times.

Sometimes, it will seem AS IF you'll never find the way, but you have to keep going.

Let's face it. No kid in high school feels AS THOUGH they fit in. Stephen King

I don't feel AS THOUGH I have to prove anything to anybody.

Live AS THOUGH it were your last day on earth. Some day you will be right.

I want listeners to feel AS THOUGH they went through an experience.

Do you feel AS THOUGH if you don't do the right thing, there will be hell to pay, but you don't know what the right thing is from time to time.

Do you feel AS THOUGH if you died tomorrow, no one would miss you?

AS LONG AS (Provided, providing that)

A man can be happy with any woman AS LONG AS he does not love her. Oscar Wilde.

It does not matter how slowly you go AS LONG AS you do not stop. Confucius

I don't mind living in a man's world, AS LONG AS I can be a woman in it. Marilyn Monroe

AS MUCH AS

Travel teaches AS MUCH AS books.

I try to train AS MUCH AS I can, AS MUCH AS my schedule allows it.

AS MUCH AS you put into it is AS MUCH AS you get out of it.

Nobody bores any man AS MUCH AS an unhappy female.

I love singing AS MUCH AS I love acting.

I probably shouldn't curse AS MUCH AS I do.

AS SOON AS

AS SOON AS I could write, I was writing stories.

AS SOON AS you take money for playing sport, it isn't sport any more, it's work.

AS SOON AS you make a mistake, you're killed by the press.

I started writing AS SOON AS I started reading.

There is poetry AS SOON AS we realize that we possess nothing.

A lot of people quit looking for work AS SOON AS they find a job.

I wake up AS SOON AS it gets light. (It gets light before 6 a.m.)

ASSUMING (THAT)
(supposing)

We will have a picnic tomorrow, ASSUMING (THAT) it doesn't rain.

BECAUSE

Do what you want and say what you feel BECAUSE those who mind don't matter and those who matter don t mind.

You don't fall in love with people BECAUSE they're fun. It just happens.

The best revenge is happiness, BECAUSE nothing drives people more crazy than seeing someone actually living a good life.

We don’t stop playing BECAUSE we grow old; we grow old BECAUSE we stop playing.

I'm just going to write BECAUSE I cannot help it. Charlotte Brontë

I am not on Facebook or on twitter BECAUSE the purpose of my life is to avoid messages.

BEFORE

My books start almost BEFORE I realize it.

I read Henrry James BEFORE I was 12 years old.

I wrote for sixteen years BEFORE I could make a living out of it.

BY THE TIME

BY THE TIME you get what you always wanted, you want something else.

When you're in your early 20s your love life seems to explode every 20 minutes or so. BY THE TIME you've reached your thirties, it is every five or ten years.

BY THE TIME I was five, I was a little diva. Stevie Nicks

CONSIDERING (THAT)

(seeing that, given that, now (that), since, as, because, in view of the fact that, taking into account, inasmuch as, visto / dado que)

CONSIDERING THAT I'm British and I talk the way I do, I love it when a director takes a chance on me.

It seems to me madness to wake up in the morning and do something other than paint, CONSIDERING THAT one may not wake up the following morning.

When I was 49, I posed for Playboy - I was very flattered to be asked. I was quite honoured, really, CONSIDERING THAT most of the models they feature are in their twenties.

DESPITE THE FACT THAT
(In spite of the fact that, even though)

For some unknown reason, bad-boys draw you in DESPITE THE FACT THAT they are jerks. (persuade, convince)

I think of myself as being Jewish and Irish, DESPITE THE FACT THAT I'm English.

If I were living in France, I'd vote for Jacques Chirac, DESPITE THE FACT THAT he can't seem to keep his hands out of the cash till.

Other uses: Despite (prep. in spite of)
* Common sense is in spite of, not as a result of education." Victor Hugo
* In spite of / Despite everything I (still) believe (that) people are really good at heart. Anne Frank

* In spite of your fear, do what you have to do.

Despite / in spite of ... not as a result of ...
* If you're successful and stressed out, you're succeeding in spite of / despite your stress, not because of it.

EVERY TIME
(whenever, always, anytime, on each occasion)

As part of a sentence with a subclause it acts as a subordinating conjunction of time (in place of 'when'):

EVERY TIME I look at you I get a fierce desire to be lonesome.
EVERY TIME you get angry, you poison your own system.
Almost EVERY TIME we get together with family or friends, the conversation ends up being about food.

Other uses

As a single clause on its own it is an adverb of frequency: Whenever, always.

The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising EVERY TIME we fall. Ralph Waldo Emerson.

The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. Ralph Waldo Emerson
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EVEN ASSUMING THAT

EVEN ASSUMING THAT smokers do see the health warnings, I doubt they'll take any notice. (to pay attention to sth, to become aware of sth.)

EVEN ASSUMING THAT the goods are identical, there is no likelihood of confusion on the part of the public.

Today, EVEN ASSUMING THAT Europe's debtors and creditors can agree, any revision could invite disaster.

We can't all win Olympic medals. Even I never won one. Esther Williams
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EVEN IF
(in the unlikely case that)

Right is right, EVEN IF everyone is against it, and wrong is wrong, even if everyone is for it. (evil, injustice, a bad deed, algo malo)

I always stay active, EVEN IF I'm on vacation.

EVEN IF you do succeed most people wouldn't notice anyway. John Malkovich.

EVEN IF you're independent, I think you get lonely.

(The writer should always) write something, EVEN IF it is a suicide note.

No matter what, I still was gonna make music, EVEN IF it was on a small scale. Even if it was just for me.

EVEN SO

Don't force yourself to write. Some people can write a novel in a few months, whereas for others it can take over a year. I'm lucky to be one of the former, but, even so, if I'm not in the mood to write, I won't.

EVEN THOUGH

I play golf, EVEN THOUGH I'm awful at it.

EVEN THOUGH I'm an actor, I'm a very bad liar.

Our senses have changed, EVEN THOUGH our emotions have not. (rational thinking, perception, juicio, sentido)

I started being really proud of the fact that I was gay, EVEN THOUGH I wasn't.

EVEN WHEN

You can never control who you fall in love with, EVEN WHEN you're in the most sad, confused time of your life.

I'm on time EVEN WHEN I try not to be.

I'm constantly working, EVEN WHEN I'm at home.

EVEN WHEN I'm on vacation, I never stay home.

Keep your cool, EVEN WHEN those around you don't mean it. (intend, aim at).

I don't fight without being prepared EVEN WHEN I lose.

I was always an independent, EVEN WHEN I had partners.

EVEN WHEN I'm 70, I'm still gonna write rhymes.

EVEN WHEN I'm sick and depressed, I love life.

Fiction, EVEN WHEN it's grim and hard, is fun.

FOR FEAR THAT (OUT OF FEAR THAT; FEARING THAT)

We are afraid to care too much, FOR FEAR THAT the other person does not care at all. Eleanor Roosevelt.

I never discuss a novel while I'm writing it, FOR FEAR THAT talking about it will diminish my desire to write it

Holding on to something OUT OF FEAR THAT it will never happen again, is the definition of fear. We have to be fearless in letting go.

I have seen actresses avoiding food OUT OF FEAR THAT beauty would be lost.

People feel uncomfortable talking about racial issues OUT OF FEAR THAT if they express things, they will be characterized in a way that's not fair.

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FOR WHICH REASON

(this being why)

We are shallow because we have become enslaved by gross materialism, for which reason we think that only the material goods of this earth can satisfy us and we must therefore grab as much as can while we are able.

HOW

(1. about the manner or condition in which:; 2. In whatever manner or way;
however)

Be careful HOW you act. (1)

You can dress HOW you please.

I'm the best player in the country. That's HOW I think. That's HOW I feel.

I know HOW I look like. I know HOW I sound. I know HOW I walk. I'm just gonna be me. I do me, and you do you.

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I don't really care HOW I sound.

Other uses

as a noun: a child's unending whys and hows.

It's very human to want to make an impact, to contribute to the world. But it's hard to know the how and why. Like, 'Will my small thing make a difference?

(also plural) way or manner of doing something: to consider all the hows and wherefores.

the way a thing is done: the how of it.
know-how: Designing a computer requires a lot of know-how. (aptitude, skill, knowledge)
as an adverb: Used in questions.
How many ideas you have doesn’t matter. The only thing that matters is that you take action!

Idioms

And how ! US (emphatic agreement): y como!

how so? how does it happen to be so? why?: You left early? How so?

how come? This phrase introduces a question meaning "how is it that? why?": How come you don't visit us anymore?

HOWEVER MUCH

(much as, even though, although, when, while, whereas, whilst)

However much I try, I can't shake off the effects of the yips.

However much risk we are taking, we can and probably should take more.

However much I dislike the idea of abortion, you should not criminalize a woman who, in very difficult circumstances, makes that choice. (Tony Blair)

Much as I'd like to blame you, I know I can't.

Life would be tragic IF it weren't funny. Stephen Hawking
Power is like being a lady... IF you have to tell people you are, you aren't. Margaret Thatcher
IF you want to live a happy life, tie it to a goal, not to people or things. Einstein
IF you’re unhappy, you can’t expect something or someone outside of yourself to fix it.
You will never truly live IF you are constantly looking for the meaning of life.
Develop a passion for learning. IF you do, you will never cease to grow.
Take nothing for granted IF you can check it.
IF envy were a fever, all mankind would be ill.
IF you don't have enough time, stop watching TV.
IF you think nobody cares if you're alive, try missing a couple of (car) payments.

IF you can't explain it simply / to your gran, you don't understand it well enough.
IF you aren't going all the way, why go at all.
IF you're lonely like most writers are, write your way out of it.
IF you are afraid of loneliness, dont marry. Anton Chekhov

* The fear of being alone is known by a number of names - Autophobia, Isolaphobia, and Monophobia.
IF you spend too much time thinking about a thing, you'll never get it done. Make at least one definite move daily toward you goal. (precise, clearly defined)
IF you're going through hell, keep going.

IF you have trouble reading the papers, have the teacher or coach explain it to you.
IF you could change your age, and never grow old, how old would you be?
How old would you be IF you didn't know how old you are / your age?
What's the point of elections IF everything is already decided?

If it weren't for (the fact that, if it had not been for)
If it weren't for baseball, many kids wouldn't know what a millionaire looked like.
If it weren't for Marlon Brando, I wouldn't be where I am.
If it weren't for the Beatles, I would not be a musician.
If it weren't for singing, I don't know what else I would do with myself.
If it weren't for painting, I couldn't live. I couldn't bear the extra strain of things. (stress, pressure)
Do you realize (that) if it weren't for Edison we'd be watching TV by candlelight?

If it weren't for the fact that:
If it weren't for the fact that the TV set and the refrigerator are so far apart, some of us wouldn't get any exercise at all.

If not for (if it weren't for, if it had not been for)
If not for an aphorism ... I might not have met my wife. (by W. H. Auden): Aphorisms are the real elixir of life. If not for you babe, I couldn't see the door. I'd be sad and blue. I'd be lost, if not for you. ("If not for you", song by Bob Dylan, also Olivia Newton John)
If not for modern medicine, fewer babies would survive.
If not for my family, I would have been in big trouble.

If not for my mom, I wouldn't be a writer today. When I was a little girl, I rarely saw her without a book in her hand
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If not for my family, I would have been in big trouble.
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If not for my mom, I wouldn't be a writer today. When I was a little girl, I rarely saw her without a book in her hand.

If it wasn't for

If it wasn't for the hole, a bagel would be a bun.

* * If you don't have enough time, stop watching TV

Expressions
I should add that I would certainly not be alive today if not for modern medicine.

The two questions I always ask myself are 'What if' and 'Why not?

IF AND ONLY IF

(on the strict condition that)

You are rich IF AND ONLY IF money you refuse tastes better than money you accept.
A rectangle is a square IF AND ONLY IF all four of its sides have the same length.
An integer is even IF AND ONLY IF its square is also even.

* (mathematics): The square of 3 is 9.

Other uses
As an adjective: A quick introduction to if-and-only-if statements and how to prove them.

IF EVER

(should it ever occur that, once)

I thought, IF EVER there were a time to write a book about hope, it's now.
I think IF EVER I met Peter O'Toole, I'd faint.
IF EVER there was a time for taking action, it is today.
IF EVER there was a time for women to be armed, it's now.

IF ONLY

(1. on the single condition that, 2. The reason for this is)

Everything has a meaning, IF ONLY we could read it. (1)

I think you should get a job, IF ONLY to have something to do (2)

Money is better than poverty, IF ONLY for financial reasons (2).

"If only" also means that doing something simple would have made it possible to avoid something unpleasant:

If only she had listened to me, she wouldn’t be in this mess.

Other uses

As an interjection (I wish, expressing a wish): If only I had a million dollars! (ay, si, si tan solo); If only I had more money.

Compound forms:
If and only if (on the strict condition that)
Only if (not unless): I'll go but only if you go with me.

Music should be made to make people forget their problems, if only for a short while. Chuck Berry
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IF ONLY we'd stop trying to be happy we'd have a pretty good time.
Expressions
expressing a wish
Other uses
As an interjection.
expressing a wish: If only I had a million dollars!: si (tan) solo

IN CASE

I want to be buried with a mobile phone, just IN CASE I'm not dead.

You don't want to dream too big IN CASE it doesn't happen.

New Yorkers are mostly interested in New York, IN CASE you haven't noticed.

IN ORDER THAT

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Someone has to die IN ORDER THAT the rest of us should value life more. Virginia Woolf

We do not live to think, but, on the contrary, we think IN ORDER THAT we may succeed in surviving. Jose Ortega y Gasset

Life is the art of being well deceived; and IN ORDER THAT the deception may succeed it must be habitual and uninterrupted.

Whenever you argue with another wiser than yourself IN ORDER THAT others may admire your wisdom, they will discover your ignorance.

IN ORDER THAT all men may be taught to speak the truth, it is necessary that all likewise should learn to hear it. Samuel Johnson

I will expect these terms of agreement to be drawn up legally and signed by all parties IN ORDER THAT we may avoid any misunderstanding in the coming years. (legal writing)

In order to

We read (in order) to / (so that) we know (that) we are not alone.

It is a clear gain to sacrifice pleasure in order to avoid pain.

We all need stress in order to achieve and do our best work.

Eat in order to live, do not live in order to eat (*)

* Eat so that you live, don't live so that you eat (We often use them with modal verbs (can, would, will, etc.)

INSTEAD

(alternatively, as an alternative, on second thoughts, on the other hand)

Instead is an adverb, but it can act as a conjunctive adverb where it modifies a clause or previous sentence:

He should have fled. Instead, he tried to fight the fire.

Some synonyms for the adverb 'instead' are: alternately, alternatively, rather, and rather than.

Some synonyms for the conjunction 'instead' are: or, either, otherwise, and rather.

Ask not what your country can do for you; INSTEAD, ask what you can do for your country.
Confidence is not, 'They will like me'. Confidence INSTEAD is, 'I'll be fine if they don't'

Expressions
Instead of (in the place of somebody/something)
I write INSTEAD OF going to the shrink!
Vietnam was what we had INSTEAD OF happy childhoods.
Love yourself INSTEAD OF abusing yourself.
INSTEAD OF trying to make your life perfect, give yourself the freedom to make it an adventure, and go ever upward.

Other uses

as an adverb: as a substitute; in place of someone or something:

The roast beef is gone, so we'll have steak instead.

LEST
(for fear that, in order to avoid, to prevent)

Mind your speech a little lest you should mar your fortunes. William Shakespeare Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/william_shakespeare_140481

Man must shape his tools LEST they shape him. Arthur Miller

Mind your speech a little LEST you should mar (damage) your fortunes (luck, wealth). William Shakespeare

Beware LEST you lose the substance by grasping at the shadow. Aesop.

Submit (surrender) to the present evil, LEST a greater one befall you. (take place, happen to)

Control thy passions LEST they take vengence on thee. Epictetus

Indeed it is better to postpone, LEST either we complete too little by hurrying, or wander too long in completing it. Tertullian (polemicist, and moralist)

LIKE

Indeed it is better to postpone, lest either we complete too little by hurrying, or wander too long in completing it. Tertullian Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/tertullian_40068

(informal use of "as")

I don't like Michael Jackson. I wouldn't behave LIKE he does ("as" in formal sentences)

Love me LIKE you do. (Ellie Goulding's song)
Other uses (10)
1. As a preposition (tha same way as: I talk like my brother. To me, working out is literally like eating a meal or drinking water or breathing. Hilary Swank
(prep. informal: such as): So you want a new challenge? Like what?
(prep. intensifier): He ran like hell.
(prep. in the way that): It was hot again today, like summer should be.
2. As an adverb (approximately, more or less): He's like six feet tall.
2.1. As an adverb (slan, UK, regional, as it were, por asi decirlo): But I really wanted that job, like.
3. As an adjective, formal (the same, identical, similar): We always agree: We are of like mind.
Like poles repel; opposite poles attract. (the same, identical, similar)
Writing poems, odes, and like forms requires linguistic skills and imagination. (the same, identical, similar)
I don't think they have his like in any other firm. (counterpart, equivalente)
3.1. flu-like (resembling influenza)
She had flu-like symptoms: a cough and a fever. (agripado)
I speak with a rather strong 'Spanish-like' accent.

I don't get wrapped up in technique and the like.
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4. As a noun (something similar, algo asi, eso): What a strange car. I've never seen the like.
He is the kindest man I know. I have never met his like. (equal, igual, par)
4.1. (social media: approval). me gusta (nominal locution)

Expressions:
be like slang (say: expressing attitude, ir / estar en plan de)
He was like, "I don't want to do that"
likes and dislikes informal (preferences)
... and the like: (and similar things, y tal, y cosas por el estilo)
I don't get wrapped up in technique and the like.
as often as you like informal (whenever you wish)
Other uses

NO MATTER
(WITH INTERROGATIVE WORDS)

(WHO, WHERE, WHOSE, WHAT, WHICH, WHEN, HOW,
HOW MUCH AND HOW MANY)

No matter. No matter is a conjunction. It can be used with interrogative words like who, whose, what, which, where, when and how. ... No matter and its clause can come before or after the main clause.

Notes

The expression ‘no matter what’ means whatever. In the same way, the expression ‘no matter who’ means ‘whoever’.

No matter what she says, I won’t trust her again. = Whatever she says, I won’t trust her again.

Clauses with whatever, whoever, etc., can be used as the subjects or objects of their clauses.

I will believe whatever she says. (Here the clause ‘whatever she says’ is the object of the verb believe.)

Clauses with no matter what / who / when etc., cannot be used as the subjects or objects of their clauses.

After "no matter" we use a present simple to refer to the future:

I will follow you no matter where you go.

No matter how well you do, no matter how successful you are, they're always going to criticize you.

No matter how successful you are, no matter how good you are at what you do
You can't ignore politics, no matter how much you'd like to.
No matter who you are no matter where you go in life. You´re gonna need somebody to stand by you. (help or support).

1. No matter + Wh Question + Adjective / Adverb + Clause, Main Clause

No matter what / how / where ...

- He always gets the task wrong, no matter how easy it is.

- No matter how carefully you drive, you shouldn’t drink alcohol.

- No matter what you believe, you should respect others'.

2. An alternative construction that works in a similar way is “Whatever...”

- Whatever the weather, we’ll be together. (no verb)

- Whatever it costs, we will send a man to Mars. (verb)

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NO MATTER WHAT

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Some will criticize me NO MATTER WHAT I do.
NO MATTER WHAT you do or how you do it, there will always be endless amounts of people asking the same question.
NO MATTER WHAT you say to me, I will always worry some (inf. to some degree, a little, a bit)
People are negative NO MATTER WHAT you do. Cher

Other uses
Love yourself no matter what! (whatever (the cost), si o si, pase lo que pase)
No matter how difficult life may seem, there is always something you can do and succeed at. (also: However difficult life may seem, there is always something you can do and succeed at. Stephen Hawking
No matter what you believe, you should respect others.

NO MATTER IF

A writer writes. Period. NO MATTER IF someone is buying your work or not.

I'm still me, NO MATTER IF I'm gay or straight or whatever.
NO MATTER IF you win or lose, the most important thing in live is to enjoy what you have.
NO MATTER IF I'm 38, NO MATTER IF I'm 19 or 20, NO MATTER IF I'm playing against the best or the worst. I'm still going to play.

NO MATTER WHETHER ... OR...

No matter whether it's someone from the political left or right, we just need a voice to stand up and defend animal rights. Brigitte Bardot

NO MATTER WHETHER ... OR NOT.

If there was no Bible, it would be no matter whether you could read or not. Reading other books would do you no good.

NO MATTER WHETHER OR NOT

I think, as long as you tell real stories, I think people will respond to it no matter whether or not it's in the context of super heroes.

NOTWITHSTANDING

(ALTHOUGH, IN SPITE OF THE FACT THAT, DESPITE THE FACT THAT)

It was the same material, NOTWITHSTANDING the texture seemed different.

Shelley is truth itself and honour itself NOTWITHSTANDING his out-of-the-way notions about religion. Lord Byron

As often happens during a war, some parts of the country prospered, notwithstanding the constant loss.

Notwithstanding and despite imply "in spite of" and can been used as prepositions. The only difference is that the use of notwithstanding is formal. Moreover, notwithstanding can also be used as an adverb such as He doesn't want me there, but I am going, notwithstanding (postposition)

As often happens during a war, some parts of the country prospered, notwithstanding the constant loss.
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Other uses

as an adverb (postposition): nevertheless, anyway, yet.

He doesn't want me there, but I am going, notwithstanding

as a preposition (form. despite, in spite of)

Notwithstanding a brilliant defense, he was found guilty.

as a postposition (form. despite that, in spite of that)

She went to the game anyway, doctor's orders notwithstanding. (postposition)

Humidity notwithstanding, summer seems to bring out the best of Cincinnati.

NOW (THAT)

(inasmuch as, since)

NOW (THAT) I'm a father, I've forgiven my parents.
NOW (THAT) I'm a father, I never get to socialise with my friends anymore.

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NOW (THAT) I'm gone, I tell you, don't smoke. Yul Brynner

I approach love differently NOW THAT I know it's hard for it to work out. T. Swift

NOW (THAT) I'm older, I see the benefits of having free time to release energy

NOW (THAT) my kids are gone, it just isn't the same. Our house is quieter and there is more time to spend with our cats and dogs.
NOW (THAT) we understand each other, things are much better.
NOW (THAT) you're here, why not stay for dinner?

Idioms
(every) now and again, occasionally. Also (every) now and then.
I love McDonald's now and again - not every day.
I say some silly things now and again.
I've got no hobbies - a game of golf every now and again, but that's it.
Every now and again, you just gotta hit something. Not someone - something.

ONCE
(1. if ever, 2. after, when)

ONCE you try that food, you will want more. (1)

ONCE you try McDonald's Menu, you will never say no.

As miserable as I was, ONCE I started singing, I felt better.What we have ONCE enjoyed we can never lose. All that we love deeply becomes a part of us
There's a lot of stress, but ONCE you get in the car, all that goes out the window.

ONLY
(except that, but)

I'd love to come, ONLY I have to work. (but)
I'd give you a lift; ONLY my car's being repaired.

I would pay for it myself, ONLY I don't have the money. (but)

It tastes like chicken, ONLY stronger. (except that)

ONLY IF
(on the single condition that, not unless)

I'll go but ONLY IF you go with me.
You fail ONLY IF you stop writing.

Tranquilizers work ONLY IF you follow the advice on the bottle - keep away from children.

Ask your child what he wants for dinner ONLY IF he's buying.

Happiness exists ONLY IF you have a lot of people to share it with.

You can be great ONLY IF it is your destiny.

There's action ONLY IF there is danger. Howard Hawks

Only if you aspire for more will you achieve more.
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ONLY IF you aspire for more will you achieve more.

ONLY WHEN

We know accurately ONLY WHEN we know little, with knowledge doubt increases. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.

You discover who you truly are ONLY WHEN you live alone.

We learn our lessons ONLY WHEN we are ready.

It is only when we forget all our learning that we begin to know. Henry David Thoreau
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It is ONLY WHEN we forget all our learning that we begin to know. Henry David Thoreau.

It's ONLY WHEN gravity starts to take over (that) you begin to think about your body. (take control, charge of sth)

ONLY WHEN the sense of the pain of others begins does man begin.

Structures (with that)
It is only when you accept your own responsibility that you can take action.

It is only when you embrace simplicity that you start to realize how much you are capable of. (fig. adopt, accept, welcome, hug)

OTHERWISE
(or else)

It can behave like a co-ordinative conjunction, but only behave, and not be one:

Do what I tell you, otherwise you'll be sorry.

Other uses
as an adjective: different: If conditions were otherwise ...
as an adverb: differently, otra cosa: While most of us went to the cinema, John and Amy did otherwise and went to a bar.

Interjection

or else! (o te vas a enterar!)

PROVIDED (THAT)

(on the condition or understanding (that); if, as long as, providing)

Man is ready to die for an idea, PROVIDED THAT idea is not quite clear to him.
I can believe anything, PROVIDED THAT it is quite incredible. O. Wilde
I am bit old fashioned, and I truly believe that eternal love can happen PROVIDED THAT you do find the correct person.
The pleasure of work is open to anyone who can develop some specialised skill, PROVIDED THAT he can get satisfaction from the exercise of his skill without demanding universal applause. Bertrand Russell

RATHER

(instead, on the contrary)

Ordinarily "rather" is an adverb. (somewhat, or preferably) But it can pair with the conjunction "than" to create a preposition pair meaning "instead of" (potatoes rather than rice) and a conjunction pair that is used for negation: I decided to sleep late rather than be tired all day.

It's not generosity; RATHER, it's self-interest.

Other uses

as and adverb: quite; to some extent; in some degree:

He's rather good at baseball.

as an interjection: emphatically yes; assuredly; without doubt, positively, definitely, certainly, surely, undoubtedly, indeed, for sure, for certain ...

Is the book worth reading? Rather!

RATHER THAN
(in preference to, with similar verb forms, instead of)

a) He watched TV rather than do his homework. (conjunction)
b) He watched TV rather than doing his homework. (preposition + -ing)

As a conjunction, parallel grammatical constructions appear on each side of rather than. When used to coordinate verbs, it indicates that something is done in place of something else—and the verbs are inflected in the same way. Typically, the base forms of the verbs are used (often with "to" omitted before the verb following rather than).
Ex: For exercise, I walk rather than run.

Why giving advice, RATHER THAN receiving it, will work wonders for your motivation.
Double-do rather than double-check.
Do RATHER THAN don't.
Focus on what you can do RATHER THAN "can't" do and the possibilities and potential are endless!
To know what people really think, pay regard to what they do, RATHER THAN what they say.
Focus on what you will do RATHER THAN what you won't.
(Ever) Since (having) cancer, I feel like I have dreams RATHER THAN (have) ambitions, visions RATHER THAN (have) plans. (coordinate nouns)
It is old age, RATHER THAN death, that is to be contrasted with life. Old age is life's parody, whereas death transforms life into a destiny. Death does away with time. Simone de BeauvoirAdditionally, conjunctive rather than joins nouns, adjectives, adverbs, and prepositions that have parallel forms. In such instances, rather than indicates choice or negation.

Life should be great rather than long. (adj.)
He bought red rather than green peppers. (adj)
I go to the theatre weekly rather than monthly. (adv)
Pretty soon the only work left for us humans will be the kind of work that must be done beautifully rather than efficiently, beautifully rather than just functionally.
She eats slowly rather than quickly. (adv)
A global nuclear conflict is a suicide, rather than a war in the conventional sense of the word. (noun)
I drink coffee rather than tea.(noun)

Can we come over on Saturday rather than (on) Sunday? (preposition)

as well as, rather than and instead of.

It is a preposition, not a quasicoordinator....when it is followed by an –ing participle clause that does not match the verb in the matrix clause:Their actions precipitated the war rather than averting it.
* prevent from happening; avoid: to avert an accident

As well as visiting Niagara Falls, we spent a day in Toronto.
He intends to go as he is, instead of changing into his best clothes.

Other uses

The key to telling whether rather than is a conjunction or preposition is to look at the words that precede and follow it.

Used as preposition when you see dissimilarity between verb forms - as in rather than followed by an -ing or a noun.

As a preposition, rather than is synonymous with instead of and begins subordinate clauses (clauses that can't stand alone as a sentence) that have a present participle (the -ing form) of a verb serving as a noun (in other words, a gerund). When rather than functions as a preposition, the verbs in the sentence are not parallel.

Rather than driving, he rode his bike to work. Rather than using herbs, he picked roses from the garden. She took the blame rather than blaming everyone else.

as an adverb; or rather (to be more accurate): I think 'The Spy Who Loved Me' was the best, or rather the one I enjoyed doing the most. Roger Moore

rather well, (quite successfully), rather young not quite old enough, somewhat, algo)

rather than vs instead of
"Rather than" is coordinating. "Instead of" is subordinating.

REGARDLESS OF

I will by the car regardless of the price / of it costing too much.

I love Jane regardless of the stress she causes me.

REGARDLESS OF THE FACT THAT

I didn't marry John regardless of the fact that he asked me a lot of times.

SEEING THAT
("considering that”, “since’, “because” or “as” might be a better choice).

you can use "seeing that" like a conjunction. "Seeing that” also means “because”, so you could you say:

SEEING THAT you weren’t coming, I decided to take notes for you.

(EVER) SINCE
(1. desde que, 2. because, dado que, since then)

I've longed for kids since I was very, very young.
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With integrity, you have nothing to fear, SINCE you have nothing to hide.

I've longed for kids SINCE I was very, very young.
I've been watching "Titanic" EVER SINCE I can remember.
I've (always) been curious EVER SINCE I was a little kid.
I loved movies EVER SINCE I was a (little) kid / little / young / boyhood.
Temptation has been here EVER SINCE the Garden of Eden.
I'm used to being productive, EVER SINCE I was young.
EVER SINCE I can remember, I've always been silly / I was always the winner.

Reduced time-related clauses (temporal phrases)

Only adverb clauses of time, causality and opposition can be reduced)

I like my body so much more now SINCE having my baby.

EVER SINCE having kids, napping is something that I'm prone to do and very easily could do but rarely get the chance to.

SINCE having the babies, I realize that 90 percent of losing weight is my diet.

I think my attitude to human beings has changed SINCE leaving prison.

Expressions

Since when ...? (how long ...?)

Since when do we have to agree with people to defend them from injustice?

Since when was genius found respectable?

Since when is it against the law for a woman to walk alone at night?

Since when is it against the law to protect your own property?

Since when is it against the law to meet with people from another country?

(Interjection) Since when? (for how long?)

Other uses

as a preposition (from past point until now):

Since childhood, I have been a cricket fanatic.

It's been ages since (it's been a very long time since)

as an adverb: (subsequently, since then, desde entonces)

His wife died a couple of years ago, and he's been depressed ever since.

When I was about 14 or 15 I decided to become a writer and never for a moment since have I wanted to do anything else.Tobias Wolff

SO MUCH AS (It means anything as small as this)

Nothing strengthens authority so much as silence. Leonardo da Vinci
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I don't like to date so much as I just like to kind of, you know, run into somethin', man. figurative (encounter by chance).

I speak the truth not so much as I would, but as much as I dare, and I dare a little more as I grow older. Michel de Montaigne

I speak the truth not so much as I would, but as much as I dare, and I dare a little more as I grow older. Michel de Montaigne
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Other uses.

Nothing strengthens authority so much as silence. Leonardo da Vinci
I speak the truth not SO MUCH AS I would, but as much as I dare, and I dare a little more as I grow older. MIchele de Montaigne

SO THAT

The clause after "so that" generally includes a modal (like can, could, may, might, will or would)

We read (in order) to / SO THAT we know (that) we are not alone.

We eat (in order) to / SO THAT we may live.

The king must die SO THAT the country can live. Maximilien Robespierre.

You should dress SO THAT you feel confident.

My husband makes sacrifices SO THAT I can shine.

Live SO THAT your friends can defend you but never have to.

Be ever engaged, SO THAT whenever the devil calls he may find you occupied.

Be in the habit of experimenting with your clothing SO THAT you don't get stuck for life in high school.

The only reason for time is SO THAT everything doesn’t happen at once.

SO THAT I'm sure I understand you, please repeat what you said.

You learn to cook SO THAT you don't have to be a slave to recipes. (*)

A slave of is literal: In 23 AD Antonius was a slave of Titus. (Titus's slave).A slave to is metaphorical: Few people will admit to being slaves to fashion

SO WHAT IF

(It's off the topic, beside the point)

Delusional pain hurts just as much as pain from actual trauma, SO WHAT IF it's all in your head? (it's irrelevant)

STILL / TILL

Still is not a conjunction (it doesn’t connect clauses grammatically to create a larger sentence), it is (sometimes, among other things) a conjunctive adverb (it connects a sentence semantically to a previous sentence)

I hate exercising. Still, I do it because I know it’s good for me.

While still may appear in conjunctive phrases like but still, it is not itself a conjunction. Therefore:

You can use either word in conjunctive phrases. Yet usually carries a sense of negation, so and yet means the same thing as but still.

He has a good job, and yet he never seems to have any money.

He has a good job, but still he never seems to have any money.

Other uses

as an adverb:

There can be no failure to a man who has not lost his courage, his character, his self respect, or his self-confidence. He is STILL a King

I STILL spend my time feeling sorry for myself and making serious mistakes.

SUPPOSING (THAT)

(assuming, assuming that)

SUPPOSING THAT you won the lottery, what would you do with all that money?

THAN
(que, de lo que)

When "than" connects two clauses or phrases it's a conjunction:

He's taller than I am. He's taller than we thought. Trust yourself, you know more THAN you think you do.

We shouldn't spend more THAN we earn. Kids today know more THAN you think they do. Kids today know more THAN you think they do.

The body needs to rest. It needs a lot less exercise THAN you think. Sylvester Stallone
Language is much closer to film THAN painting is.
You are stronger THAN you think.
God, life changes faster THAN you think.
Acting is even stranger THAN I thought it would be.
The acting life is different THAN I thought it would be. I love it - it's actually a lot less pressure THAN I thought it would be.
I earn more THAN I thought I would when I became a poet. Morrissey
My life is so much better THAN I thought it was going to be.
I've learned much more about politics THAN I thought I ever would.
I guess I'm weirder THAN I thought, particularly as I think about me as a dad.
I think it's a lot easier to understand Italian THAN to speak it. What's more, I write it much better THAN I speak it.

Other uses
As a preposition: When "than" occurs with a pronoun in the objective case, it's a preposition: He's taller than me.

It's also a preposition when numbers/amounts are compared: It takes less than an hour. A crowd of more than 10,000 had gathered.
Tell your heart that the fear of suffering is worse THAN the suffering itself.
There is one thing worse THAN being alone: wishing you were.

There's nothing worse than making a good movie that doesn't get seen.
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There's nothing worse THAN making a good movie that doesn't get seen
In some cases, knowing is much more fun THAN guessing.

Being married is generally better for your wallet THAN being single, if only for financial reasons. Guessing is more fun THAN knowing.
EXPRESSIONS
I was more than happy (for emphasis)

THAT

(at / in which, for quoting puposes: he said that)

Some basic ideas of the conjunction "that": That as a conjunction is commonly used.

We use the word that as a conjunction to introduce a subordinate clause to make a statement or provide more information. In many instances, the conjunction that may be left out without affecting the meaning of the sentence.

Some basic ideas of the conjunction that:

That as a conjunction is commonly used.
That introduces the that-clause.
That-clause can be the subject or object of a sentence.
That can be left out but not if it begins a clause.

The following show how the conjunction that is used.

He said that he was catching fish in the river.
She was so angry that she couldn’t sleep.
They are hoping that their missing dog will come home.
It is possible that the murderer is her own husband.
It is true that my grandfather wrote a book about my grandmother.

A that-clause can come at the beginning of a sentence as the subject or at the end of a sentence as the object.

That he didn't know anything about it is no excuse. (subject)

It is true (that) her grandmother is one hundred years old. (object)

That you are thinking of a TV show instead of thinking about the publishing world is a matter of concern to your fans.
"That you are thinking of a TV show" is a noun clause used as the subject.

More conjunctions (with "that"):

Each is a pair of words (conjunction + that) which together is used as a conjunction.

1. providing/providing that = on the condition that; if. That in these two sentences can be omitted.

We will be there early providing that we can catch the first train.

2. assuming that = accept as true without proof

I think she will marry the wealthy boss's son even assuming that she doesn't love him.

3. seeing that = because; accepting the fact that

You may as well join them, seeing that they need another volunteer.

I am THAT I am (10 commandments)
Doctors believe THAT exercise is vital.
She said THAT she didn't want to go (quoting) I firmly believe / It is commonly said / It is highly likely / It is very likely THAT what doesn't kill you (just) makes you stronger.
By the end of this year, it is quite likely THAT over 25 million people will be unemployed.
There are a few books I have read THAT I've never been the same after.
Media is just a word THAT has come to mean bad journalism. Graham Greene
It is a mistake for women to think THAT life begins only with marriage.

Other uses Used as a pronoun:
All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.- J.Tolkien
My job is to notice the things that you're not supposed to notice.
For me, your real age is not the age on your ID. That's just a date when you were born.

As an adverb (very, so, to such an extent) In standard English, it usually needs to follow not, hardly, rarely or scarcely. The movie was not that good (tan buena)
To me, age is not that important.
I'm not that interested in people.
I'm not that interesting! / smart / confident ...
It's not that easy to learn a new language after age fifty.
Learning languages is not that difficult.

Structures with "It's (only when) / It wasn't until ... that ..."
Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts. Winston Churchill
It wasn’t until I showed the universe I was serious that I started getting “lucky”.

It is only when you accept your own responsibility that you can take action.
It is only when you embrace simplicity that you start to realize how much you are capable of. (fig. accept, hug)

THE FIRST TIME

THE FIRST TIME I performed musically, I threw up. Marilyn Manson

Other uses

The first time I did a school play was the first time I felt I was good at anything at all. I just loved it.

our Lord ascended on the Mount of Olives, and when He comes back, He will come on a cloud[3] from the East. Therefore, we face East when we pray.

THE MOMENT THAT
(as soon as someone does something, apenas)

The euro ceases to exist THE MOMENT THAT France leaves.
THE MOMENT THAT justice must be paid for by the victim of injustice it becomes itself injustice.

Other uses
I think the moment you get comfortable is THE MOMENT THAT / WHEN people start gaining on you and start taking that position from you.

THOUGH
(although, even if)

THOUGH being in a relationship can be great, there are many times when being single beats being in a relationship.
Oh, I am very weary, THOUGH tears no longer flow; My eyes are tired of weeping, A Bronte
Oh, I am an angel, THOUGH sometimes I wish I was more of a devil.

Other uses
As an adverb: (however, aunque, sin embargo)
I thought it would be easy to find a job; I was wrong, THOUGH.
I am nice; a bit vain (selfish), THOUGH.

TO WHAT EXTENT / DEGREE

(the degree to which, hasta que punto)

Truly! — I didn't know TO WHAT EXTENT I could jump!

In questions

TO WHAT EXTENT do you think this program will affect young people?

UNLESS (except that / if, only if)

Age doesn't matter UNLESS you're a cheese.
Nothing will work UNLESS you do.
They can’t hurt you UNLESS you let them. Nothing is miserable UNLESS you think it is so.
A true friend never gets in your way UNLESS you happen to be going down.

It is dangerous to be sincere UNLESS you are also stupid. George B. Shaw.

I'm against abortion UNLESS having the baby threatens the life of the mother. (ungrammatical or grammatically incorrect)
I'm against abortion UNLESS the woman has been raped. Thats the only way it can be justified for me.
Personally I'm against abortion UNLESS there's a life in danger or it's a child who's pregnant.
Don't apply for the job of janitor unless having experience (ungrammatical)
* not obeying rules of grammar; grammatically incorrect.
You do not really understand something UNLESS you can explain it to your grandmother. Albert Einstein
We cannot be sure of having something to live for UNLESS we are willing to die for it. Che Guevara
UNLESS someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not.

Other uses
As an adverb unless noted otherwise (if the contrary is not stated, a menos que se indique lo contrario)

UNTIL / TILL (informal)

It always seems impossible UNTIL it's done. Nelson Mandela.

You never know what you can accomplish UNTIL you try.
You can not say you know how to do something, UNTIL you can teach it to someone else.
You don't know how good you are UNTIL you actually get out on a bike and get riding.
In the U.S. you can't drive UNTIL you're 16, you can't join the armed forces UNTIL you're 18, and you can't run for a seat in Congress UNTIL you're 25
A man is not old UNTIL regrets take the place of dreams.
I lived with my aunt UNTIL I was 25 (years old)

I put a lot of pressure on myself. I think something's not good enough, and I won't stop UNTIL I feel like I've made it. I'm never satisfied.

A woman is like a tea bag - you can't tell how strong she is until you put her in hot water. Eleanor Roosevelt
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A woman is like a tea bag - you can't tell how strong she is UNTIL you put her in hot water. Eleanor Roosevelt

We will never have true civilization UNTIL we have learned to recognize the rights of others.

You never realize what a good memory you have UNTIL you try to forget sth.

In the city, we work UNTIL (preposition) quitting time. On the farm, we work UNTIL the job is finished.

Structures

It is / was not until ... that I / you ...

It wasn't until I went to college and I got my first motorcycle that I understood the thrill of speed.

Other uses
As a preposition (until/till: up to a point in time)

I have 1 hour left until/till going home; I was at the bar until closing (time).

SELLING TIME: Vendors are required to

stay until closing unless

they have received

permission from the market manager.

You don't realize you're vying for the approval of everyone so much until being yourself is not approved of. (vie: compete, contest, struggle)
I ain't get the opportunity to get coached until being a star.
So many tears I've cried, so much pain inside. But baby it ain't over 'til it's over.
(leny Kravitz song)

Never / Don't put off until tomorrow what you can do today. Benjamin Franklin

(said to emphasize that you should not delay doing something if you can do itimmediately).

Never put off till tomorrow, what you can do the day after tomorrow. M. Twain

Procrastination is the bad habit of putting off until the day after tomorrow what should have been done the day before yesterday.

In the city, we work until quitting time. On the farm, we work until the job is finished.
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I put a lot of pressure on myself. I think something's not good enough, and I won't stop until I feel like I've made it. I'm never satisfied.
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We will never have true civilization until we have learned to recognize the rights of others.
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You never know what you can accomplish until you try
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It always seems impossible until it's done. Nelson Mandela
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WHAT

My lord, we know WHAT we are now, but (know) not WHAT we may become. (Ophelia in Shakespeare's play Hamlet). We can never know what will come or how we will be or feel or do.
You can do WHAT you love. There are people just like you, doing WHAT you want to do. WHAT really matters is WHAT you do with WHAT you have.

We don't change WHAT we are, we change WHAT we think WHAT we are.

I know only that WHAT is moral is WHAT you feel good after, and WHAT is immoral is WHAT you feel bad after. Hernest Hemingway.

WHAT we do during our working hours determines WHAT we have; WHAT we do in our leisure hours determines WHAT we are.

You can't define WHAT's middle class, WHAT is wealthy, WHAT is poor.

Listen to WHAT you know instead of WHAT you fear.

WHAT you sweat is WHAT you get.
Revision is when you do WHAT you should have done the first time, but didn't.

Other uses
All that we are is the result of what we have thought.

WHATEVER

WHATEVER you do, keep going.

WHATEVER it costs, we will send a man to Mars.

Other uses Used as a pronoun (lo que: You can eat whatever is in the refrigerator)
I eat WHATEVER my kids leave behind. And coffee
as an adjective (of any kind): Pain is an event. It happens to you, and you deal with it in WHATEVER way you can.

Other uses

1. As a pronoun (1): (no matter what): Whatever I say, she says the opposite; Do it, whatever happens.
As a pronoun (2): (anything): We can do whatever you want. Do you want eggs or porridge? Whatever, I'm not that hungry.
As a pronoun (3): (all of which): You can eat whatever is in the refrigerator. (lo que, lo que); Whatever is worth doing at all is worth doing well.
As a pronoun (4) (emphatic, used in questions) what?: Whatever do you mean?
As a pronoun (5) (used at the end of a list) any or any one of a number of things whether known or not: papers, magazines, or whatever.
2. As an interjection: slang (expressing indifference): You want to go swimming? Whatever. (como quieras)
3. As an adjective (any, of any kind): You need to pick a shirt of whatever colour you like. (cualquier)

Expressions
1. for whatever reason (for any reason, por alguna razón)
For whatever reason he did it, the fact remains that he did it.
Marriage, for whatever reason, has always both interested and terrified me.
Sometimes friends move apart from each other for whatever reason.

2. whatever it takes (anything necessary to achieve sth)
I will do whatever it takes to set up my own restaurant.
Do whatever it takes to convey your essential self. (verbaliz/se, express)
* essential facts (basic knowledge about sth, birth control)
I'm for whatever it takes to secure our border with Mexico.
I'm going to do whatever it takes for me and my team to be successful.
Whatever it takes to make an individual feel better, I'm all for it.

3. whatever the cost (no matter what is required, cueste lo que cueste)
I love iconoclasts. I love individuals. I love people that are true to themselves, whatever the cost. (figurative (rebel, non-conformist). Tim Robbins
We shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be, we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender. Winston Churchill

WHEN
(1. at what time; at the time at which, 2. whereas, considering (the fact that), 3. despite the fact that, although, 4. If)

As the saying goes / People often say WHEN the going gets tough, the tough get going.
Do I not destroy my enemies WHEN I make them my friends? A. Lincoln Stop being overly critical of yourself. WHEN you're overly critical, you might have unreasonable expectations.
(Why is it that) WHEN you get older you get more fearful? Sandra Bullock
WHEN I do good, I feel good. WHEN I do bad, I feel bad. That’s my religion. Abraham Lincoln
WHEN you're not in the mood, there's nothing worse than a sex scene.
WHEN I write I'm very uncertain whether it's good enough.
WHEN I was in junior high school, the teachers voted me the student most likely to end up (dying) in the electric chair. (being sentenced to death penalty / prison / 20 years ...)

I can only write WHEN I'm absolutely sober.

WHEN I sit at my tapewriter, I always face East. (*)

(*) Lord ascended on the Mount of Olives, and when He comes back, He will come on a cloud from the East. Therefore, we face East when we pray.
I don't hate accents but I get annoyed WHEN I have to hear someone with a rather strong accent talk for a while.

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It's near(ly) impossible to always be right WHEN you're innovating.
I'm not happy WHEN I'm writing, but I'm more unhappy WHEN I'm not.

Maybe one day WHEN I'm retired, I can turn around and tell you, 'Hey, I was really good at that.

WHEN I'm 64 (The Beales song)
My songs are like my children - I expect them to support me WHEN I'm old.

It’s easy to look at someone who’s already rocking it WHEN you yourself haven’t even gotten started. (2)
He says he doesn't have any money WHEN in fact he has thousands of dollars in his account. (3)
I don't understand how he can say that everything's fine WHEN it's so obvious
that it's not. (3)
When it rains, all trafic stops. (4)

Reduced time-related clauses (temporal phrases)
When learning English, the student may be learning several rules, but also has to learn more exceptions to those rules.

It is super annoying not to be able to just have a small chat with locals when on holiday

Other uses

as a noun (a particular time): We've decided the where of the meeting and need to tie down the when.
as an adverb (at what time): When did she leave work? At three o'clock?

considering the fact that:

How can you say you don't like something when you've never even tried it!

You can't complain about being lonely when you don't make any effort to meet people.

Why is she training to be a teacher when she doesn't even like children?

I don't suppose I can really call myself a vegetarian when I eat fish.

Expressions
(It's funny how) When it comes to giving advice, I can tell you a lot; (but), when it comes to helping myself (my problems) however, that becomes an entirely different matter / I just don't know what to do with myself.
Structures
It was only when I wrote my first book THAT the world I wanted to live in opened to me.

WHENEVER

Whenever I get fed up with life I love to go wandering in nature.
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WHENEVER I get fed up with life I love to go wandering in nature.
WHENEVER I read a book, I wonder at the number of words I meet in it and I long to use them.
WHENEVER you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect. Mark Twain

WHENEVER anyone has offended me, I try to raise my soul so high that the offense cannot reach it. Rene Descartes.
Some cause happiness wherever they go; others WHENEVER they go. Wilde.
I can perform WHENEVER I want to, without the pressure of having to.
I sometimes meet up with old friends WHENEVER I want to.
Photography is my passion. WHENEVER I get time, I click.

Reduce time-related (see 'when' and 'while' clauses)
I still have some very dear friends from school, and we get together WHENEVER possible.
Be kind WHENEVER possible. It is always possible. Dalai Lama.

Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect. Mark Twain
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WHEREVER
(anywhere, everywhere, connecting two clauses)

I was followed by press photographers WHEREVER I went.

Some cause happiness WHEREVER they go; others whenever they go. Wilde.

WHEREVER you go, your memories from the place you grew up in always remain special.
WHEREVER you go, go with all your heart. Confucius
WHEREVER you go, I will follow you.

Other uses

as an adverb : wherever place (donde quiera)
Go ahead and sit wherever (you want).

(introducing a question, emphatic):
Wherever did you get that extraordinary hat?
I have been looking for this key since morning. Wherever did you find it?

The word wherever can also be used for showing that you do not know where something is.
He said that he was going to Park Avenue, wherever that is.
I want to enjoy myself and feel important, wherever that may be.

I can perform whenever I want to, without the pressure of having to.
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WHERE

WHERE there's life, there's hope. (querer es poder)

Other uses
as a noun (the place): We've decided the where of the meeting and need to tie down the when.

Expressions
Where on earth (where, in what place): With every drop of water you drink, every breath you take, you're connected to the sea. No matter where on Earth you live.

WHEREAS

(1. while, on the contrary, while in contrast, mientras que, 2. it may also be explanatory (meaning: 'in view of the fact that').

I don't like Dante, WHEREAS Homer is adorable.

Don't force yourself to write. Some people can write a novel in a few months, WHEREAS for others it can take over a year.

The secret of freedom lies in educating people, WHEREAS the secret of tyranny is in keeping them ignorant.

Friendships in childhood are usually a matter of chance, WHEREAS in adolescence they are most often a matter of choice.

When people see an actor speak, they think they know him or her, WHEREAS, I'm just a face or a body to them.
Old age is life's parody, WHEREAS death transforms life into a destiny. Death does away with time. Simone de Beauvoir.

WHETHER
(1.if, 2. regardless of which, ya sea ... o ... )

(1) I think it matters WHETHER someone has a good heart. (kind, caring, and generous: She is good-hearted, a good-hearted boy)

(1) When I write I'm very uncertain WHETHER it's good enough. That is, of course, the writer's agony.
(1) It's not the situation, but WHETHER we react negative or respond positive to the situation that is important.

(1) It's refreshing to have some time off from wondering WHETHER I look fat.
(2) Anyone, WHETHER rich or poor, can be affected by a natural disaster. (tanto si, aunque)

WHETHER
(if, regardless of which, tanto si, aunque sea, bien/ya ... o ...)

Usage note
1. used when someone does not know which of two possibilities is true:

They asked us whether / if we were married.

There is some doubt as to whether the illness is infectious.

whether...or:

She doesn’t even know whether her daughter is dead or alive.

Anyone, whether rich or poor, can be affected by a natural disaster.

whether or not:

I still don’t know whether or not he’s planning to come.

2. used when someone can choose between two possibilities:

Employees are deciding whether to accept the offer.

whether or not:

There was a debate over whether or not to send troops.

3. used for saying that it does not matter which of two possibilities is true, because the situation will be the same:

The journey, whether by road or rail, takes under four hours.

whether...or not:

Whether you like it or not, you’ll have to change your lifestyle.

whether...or (whether):

Whether we win or whether we lose, we shall respect the democratic process.

WHETHER AND IF
Both whether and if can be used to introduce indirect questions of the type that expect a ‘yes/no’ answer: She asked whether/if I liked jazz.

Use whether, but not if, before an infinitive: She can’t decide whether to marry him.

Use whether, but not if, after a preposition: There are doubts about whether the system is safe; There is some doubt as to whether the illness is infectious.

Use whether, but not if, immediately before ‘or not’: The question is whether or not the government has the right to interfere.

Whether is generally preferred when ‘or’ appears later in the sentence, but you can also use if: It is not clear whether/if the information was stolen or deliberately leaked to the press.

WHETHER OR NOT (no matter if, even if)

I don't worry about whether or not people like me.
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I don't worry about WHETHER OR NOT people like me.

I don't think you choose WHETHER OR NOT you're gay.
I'll go to the game, WHETHER OR NOT it rains. (no matter if, even if)
(You must enjoy the journey because) WHETHER OR NOT you get there, you must have fun on the way.

You never want to defend a joke. People get to choose WHETHER OR NOT to laugh and WHETHER OR NOT they think something is funny.

WHICH

I'm a perfectionist, WHICH I think is a mistake.

One of my favourite films is big fish WHICH I think is masterpiece.

A lot of people make fashion their whole life, WHICH I think is not cool.

I don't tend to write when I'm happy, WHICH I think is pretty obvious.

I'm lucky enough to be mentally strong, WHICH I think is fundamental for a goalkeeper. David de Gea.

Which is why (for which reason, this being why, formal)
There are no absolutes. Courage for me isn’t the same as courage for you, which is why, in the end, you have to trust yourself.

I spent years and thousands of dollars trying to learn. I didn’t give up, which is why I am here today.

Used as a pronoun (the fact that, lo que)

We strive to be ourselves…The goal is absolutely secondary: it is the functioning toward the goal WHICH (I think) is important.

WHILE

(as/so long as, although, even though, when, during the time that, but)

Life is what happens to you WHILE you're busy making other plans. J. Lennon
Motivation is what gets you started WHILE habit is what keeps you going.
WHILE being married is generally better for your wallet than being single, getting a divorce cancels that benefit – and then some. (but)
Listening to your instincts, WHILE being the easiest, can also be the hardest thing to do. (although, even though)

WHILE (I was) in Rome, I did a lot of sightseeing. (when, during the time that)

I'm not the only foreigner who took up golf while living in Jakarta.
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I'm not the only foreigner who took up golf WHILE living in the States. (when, during the time that)
We can feel joy even WHILE having a bad day, a bad week, or even a bad year!
Death is not the greatest loss in life. The greatest loss is what dies inside us WHILE we live (during the time that).
Some people dream of success, WHILE other people get up every morning and make it happen. (and, but, mientras que)
Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, WHILE loving someone deeply gives you courage. (but, and, mientras que)
I write WHILE watching TV. I jot down ideas for later WHILE sitting at stoplights, WHILE shopping, WHILE out to dinner. (an elliptical version of the clause "while I'm watching TV").
My emotions are usually my weakness, but they are my strength WHILE acting.
I write songs all the time. Sometimes they're just weird songs I sing WHILE changing a baby, or songs about annoying things that I sing to myself, or to friends while sitting at a bar, or about Christmas or New York.
I didn't grow up WHILE / during the time that Louis Armstrong or Miles Davis and all those people were playing.
I didn't grow up WHILE / during the time Whitney Houston was in her prime / was playing, but I do know a couple of her most popular songs.

(*)
"While" can be used to join two independent clauses. "While I was working on my homework, my brother was helping mom." or "My car was leaking oil while I was driving down the freeway."
When the subject is removed from an independent clause, it become a dependent clause because now it relies on the independent clause for meaning. "While fishing in the lagoon," means nothing unless you combine it with "he caught two fish." (I prefer fish instead of fishes.) which is an independent clause.

Other uses
As a noun (a while, a long while, a while ago ...)
There's a difference between solitude and loneliness. I can understand the concept of being a monk for a WHILE. Tom Hanks
I had to stop driving my car for a WHILE ... the tires got dizzy.
I had short hair for a WHILE, but I ended up loving it

I had to stop driving my car for a while... the tires got dizzy.
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WHY

Other uses Used as a noun: He who has a why to live can bear almost any how. Friedrich Nietzsche
Eliminate the whos, the wheres, the whats, the whens that keep you from your identity. Do it by process of elimination: eliminate what you're not first and you'll find yourself where you need to be: you are the author of the book of your life"

3. CORRELATIVE CONJUNCTIONS
(Conjunction pairs)

Correlative conjunctions sometimes create problems in parallel form: You are as young as your self-confidence, as old as your fears .

AS / SO ... AS ... (such that, como)

You're AS old AS you feel.

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I sometimes wish I weren't AS logical AS I am and I wish I weren't AS smart AS I am, because I'd be happy.

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It's never AS good AS it feels, and it's never AS bad AS it seems.
You must be aware that your reader is at least AS bright AS you are.

I'm not SO clever AS everyone thinks.

Other uses

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Vanity is as old as the hills The future influences the present just AS much AS the past. I try to challenge myself AS much AS possible, AS often AS possible.

AS MUCH ... AS

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Dreams have AS MUCH influence AS actions

BOTH ... AND ...

I'm against abortion unless having the baby will kill BOTH the mother AND the baby.
I'm entirely self-taught, which I think is BOTH a blessing AND a curse.

EITHER ... OR ... (one or another)

I say what I want to say and do what I want to do. There's no in between. People will EITHER love you for it OR hate you for it. Eminem
EITHER you love me OR you don't! (o me amas o no!)
EITHER you know it OR you don't! EITHER you love me, OR you hate me. There's no in between. (a middle position
Everything we do is EITHER for pleasure OR to avoid pain. * Everything we do, we do it to seek pleasure AND avoid pain.
EITHER you love me OR not at all. EITHER I am all yours OR I am nobody's.
There is nothing EITHER good OR bad, but thinking makes it so.
EITHER the / this / that wallpaper goes OR I do. Oscar Wilde.
I don't believe there's two sides to every story. It's EITHER either black OR white. There's right and wrong.
Valentine's Day is definitely one of those days where it's EITHER awesome OR it's a downer.
I'm EITHER going to be a writer OR a bum.

Idiomatic expressions
either way: adv (1. in either case, in one case or the other, whichever it's true, 2. anyhow, anyway, in any case, in any event, sea como sea, en cualquier caso):
Marry or don't marry; you will regret it either way. (either/or by S. Kierkegaard)
Rooting for the offense is the safe way to go. You win either way.
People are going to have their opinions. Whether it's good or bad, I don't really think about it either way.

either-or, either/or informal (adj. with two choices): una de dos.
Abortion is an either/or issue / proposition: The issue of abortion is often presented as a rights issue. It is treated as an either/or proposition: either you eagerly accept it (are all for it) or you are behind the times (utterly against it).

Other uses
Used as an adjective: (each of two, ambas)
There's a rest area on either side of the road.
Impartial: unable to perceive any promise of personal advantage from espousing either side of a controversy. Ambrose Bierce

Impartial - unable to perceive any promise of personal advantage from espousing either side of a controversy. Ambrose Bierce
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Used as an adverb: ('also' in the negative, tampoco)
I didn't like the film either.

either vs each
Each is a synonym of either. As determiners the difference between each and either is that each is all; every; while either is each of two
each and either can be used almost interchangeably.
Each (all, every): Is used to refer everyone of two or more things, or people.
1-Each one of us was asked a question.
2-Each room must be cleaned.
Either (each of two): One or the other of two people or things.
1- You will either do it, or keep finding an excuses.
2- Either you run the day, or the day runs you.

HARDLY ... WHEN ...

(no sooner ... than)

HARDLY had I reached the station WHEN the train came.

Other uses (only hardly)

as an adverb (only just, emphatic: scarcely, escasamente, apenas)

Life is all memory, except for the one present moment that goes by you so quickly you hardly catch it going. Tennessee Williams
He who does not mind his belly, will hardly mind anything else. Samuel Johnson
A friend is long sought, hardly found, and with difficulty kept.

IF ... THEN ...

IF you fear loneliness, THEN don't get married. Chekhov
IF you cant explain it simply THEN you dont understand it well enough. Albert Einstein.

NEITHER ... NOR ...

Marriage is NEITHER heaven NOR hell, it is simply purgatory (Shakespeare)
The stupid NEITHER forgive NOR forget; the naive forgive and forget; the wise forgive but do not forget.
Since I am a child of the last century, I am NEITHER on facebook, NOR on twitter, NOR on instagram, NOR on youtube or any other site.
NEITHER praise NOR blame yourself. (Plutarch)
NEITHER a borrower, NOR a lender be.
There can be NEITHER today without yesterday NOR tomorrow without today.
Whichever / whatever way you go, there is NEITHER right OR wrong way, rather shades of grey. (on the contrary, mas bien)
I'm boring. My beliefs are NEITHER here NOR there (it's no big deal, irrelevant)
There are NEITHER winners NOR losers; there are only stages that must be gone through.
There would be NEITHER winners NOR losers in a global nuclear conflict.

Binomials with "neither ... nor ..."
(to be) neither here nor there. (irrelevant, unimportant)

Whether or not I agree with you is neither here nor there.

Other uses of "neither"
(As a conjunction): and not either.

Men don't want any responsibility, and neither do I. Julie Christie
I never take my work home, and neither do I involve my family in work.

People often say that motivation doesn't last. Well, neither does bathing - that's why we recommend it daily. (and not either)
I don't follow fashions, but neither am I old fashioned. And I don't care whether anyone likes what I wear or not.
I don't eat fast food, and neither should you!

NOT ... BUT (RATHER) ...

One is NOT deceived by one's senses, BUT by one's judgement ...
One is NOT born, BUT RATHER becomes, a woman. Simone de Beauvoir
It is NOT a lack of love, BUT a lack of friendship that makes unhappy marriages. Friedrich Nietzsche
The most beautiful words in the world are NOT "I love you", BUT "It's benign. Woody Allen
It's NOT the situation, BUT whether we react negative(ly) or respond positive(ly) to the situation that is important.
Life is a play. It's NOT its length, BUT its performance that counts. Seneca
NOT ONLY is there no God, BUT try finding a plumber on Sunday / on weekends.
Happiness doesN'T depend on anybody but ourselves / me.

We are NOT in the world to be good BUT to change it.

I speak the truth NOT so much as I would, BUT as much as I dare, and I dare a little more as I grow older. Michel de Montaigne Success isN'T something you achieve by accident, BUT RATHER by design.
There is no doubt that life is given (to) us, NOT not to be enjoyed, BUT to be overcome / to be got over. Arthur Schopenhauer

The greatest glory in living lies NOT in never falling, BUT in rising every time we fall. Ralph Waldo Emerson.

The world shall perish NOT for lack of wonders, BUT for lack of wonder.
Man is NOT the sum of what he has already, BUT RATHER the sum of what he does not yet have, of what he could have. Jean-Paul Sartre
Good writing is supposed to evoke sensation in the reader; NOT the fact that it is raining, BUT the feeling of being rained upon.
We are NOT rich by what we possess BUT by what we can do without. I. Kant.
The alternative to peace is NOT victory BUT death. Think about it before it's too late.

NOT ONLY .... BUT (ALSO)

The man of knowledge must be able NOT ONLY to love his enemies BUT ALSO to hate his friends. Friedrich Nietzsche
Sports NOT ONLY build better athletes BUT ALSO better people.
Wisdom NOT ONLY gets, BUT (ALSO) once got, retains

Other uses

Change is NOT ONLY likely, it's inevitable.

NOT / NOTHING ... SO MUCH AS ...

not so much sth as sth

If you say that something is not so much one thing as something else,

you mean it is more the second thing:

They're not so much lovers as friends.

I don't feel angry so much as sad.

DON'T BE afraid of death SO MUCH AS an inadequate life. Bertolt Brecht

I do NOT fear Satan half SO MUCH AS I fear those who fear him. Saint Teresa of Avila

NOTHING strengthens authority SO MUCH AS silence. Leonardo da Vinci

It is / was not that ... so much as ... (that ...)

IT IS NOT the ship SO MUCH AS the skillful sailing that assures the prosperous voyage.

Other uses of "It is / was not that" ...

It was not that socialism failed, it was the lack of socialism.

I always liked acting, but it was not that I was dying to become an actress. It just happened, and I am enjoying it.

NO SOONER ... THAN ...

(hardly ... when ...)

NO SOONER had I finished one project THAN I started working on the next.

RATHER ... THAN ...

I'd RATHER annoy with the truth THAN please with adulation. Seneca
I don't yet think of writing as a profession. If I can get money for it, that's fine. But I'd RATHER wash dishes THAN write just for money.
I would RATHER be dead THAN not read.


SO ... AS (WHEN) ...

Nothing SO needs reforming AS other people's habits. (Mark Twain)
We are never SO defenseless against suffering AS WHEN we love. (S. Freud)

SO (MANY) ... THAT ...

There are SO MANY laws THAT no-one can rule out being hanged.

The line between failure and success is SO fine THAT we scarcely know when we pass it: SO fine THAT we are often on the line and do not know it.

Be ever engaged, so that whenever the devil calls he may find you occupied.
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The chains of wedlock are SO heavy THAT it takes two to carry them – and sometimes three. (adding information)

THE ... THE ...

THE weaker the body THE more it demands; THE stronger it is THE more it obeys. J.J. Rosseau.
Happiness is a marvellous thing: THE more you give, THE more you are left with.
THE more things a man is ashamed of, THE more respectable he is. (honest)

THE more stuff you can eliminate from your plate, THE more you get done. THE older you get, THE further you go in life, THE more you're left with lingering regrets and THE more those become part of the tapestry of your life. (tapiz)

WHETHER ... OR (NOT) ...

When it comes to life the critical thing is WHETHER you take things for granted OR take them with gratitude. Gilbert K. Chesterton

WHETHER you hang yoursel OR don't hang yourself, you will regret both. Soren kierkegaard. (either/or).
Happiness is a choice. You can choose to be happy. There's going to be stress in life, but it's your choice WHETHER you let it affect you OR not.

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I think WHETHER you're having setbacks OR not, the role of a leader is to always display a winning attitude.
WHETHER you win OR lose doesn't matter as long as you do your best. It doesn't matter as long as you do your best.
It's not WHETHER you win OR lose, it's how many people remember you when you die.
I don't care WHETHER anyone likes what I wear NOR not.

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SIMPLE CONJUNCTIONS BOOK

SIMPLE CONJUNTIONS BOOK

There are four kinds of conjunctions as follows:

1. Coordinating conjunctions

2. Subordinating conjunctions.

3. Correlative conjunctions.

4. Adverbial conjunctions.

not so much sth as sth

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