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Qual è la differenza tra after all e eventually ?Sentiti libero di rispondere con un esempio.
Qual è la differenza tra after all e eventually ?Sentiti libero di rispondere con un esempio.
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- Inglese (Stati Uniti)
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After all:
is used when describing how something happened IN SPITE of everything else.
- After all, we still made it.
- After all, the show went on.
- It was a pleasing meal after all.
It can also be used to describe the validity or trueness of something.
- I had to come to your concert—after all, I am your best friend.
- She is after all, the smartest out of the class.
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Eventually:
more of a TIME duration, describing how something occurred later on/in the end.
- We eventually made it to the beach.
- Eventually, he learned how to play the flute.
Hope this helps in some way! :)
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@hey-ray
thanks for your explanation.
I understand "eventually" but I'm still don't get that " after all"
Can I trouble you to explain a bit more?
maybe I need more context in each example sentences.
thanks for your explanation.
I understand "eventually" but I'm still don't get that " after all"
Can I trouble you to explain a bit more?
maybe I need more context in each example sentences.
- Inglese (Stati Uniti)
- Filipino Quasi esperto
Glad to hear!
Is there something you don’t specifically understand about ‘after all’, would you like me to clarify something in particular? :)
It’s best used in context —
if you know that ‘eventually’ can be used to describe a time period, ‘after all’ is basically expressing the same thing:
‘something happening in the end’
it also emphasises the problems, doubts or implications that could’ve stopped the outcome from happening, but didn’t.
‘After all, we still made it.’
—> there could’ve been problems beforehand that they had to deal with before making it to their destination (e.g. couldn’t find keys, it was raining, forgot something at home etc.) but they still made it.
‘After all, the show went on.’
—> there could’ve been problems backstage; maybe they couldn’t find a costume or the main character came late, but the show continued in the end - despite all the problems.
‘It was a pleasing meal after all.’
—> maybe they weren’t expecting the food to taste good; they had doubts and second-guesses..but in the end, despite all this, they enjoyed the meal.
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As mentioned, ‘after all’ can be used in a totally different context (to describe the validity or trueness of something) - not just expressing the outcome of something in spite of implications.
‘I had to come to your concert after all, I am your best friend.’
—> (let’s pretend the person talking is a girl) the person is expressing how it was important for her to come see her best friend perform at the concert, so she emphasises the importance by adding ‘after all, I am your best friend’
After all can be used to ‘state the obvious’ even if it’s not needed, it helps someone to fully express themselves and to prove their point.
This might not even be helpful, i’ve never really compared the two words before but if it’s still confusing I would try searching it up on the internet:
‘Define after all’
‘Example sentences of after all’
This might help more than my made-up explanation 😂😂
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