Sentence examples for as if though from inspiring English sources

The phrase "as if though" is not correct in written English.
It is a redundancy, as "as if" and "though" convey similar meanings.
Example: "He acted as if though he knew everything."
Alternatives: "as if" or "as though."

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Despite such variation, the book reads as if though composed.

Swiveling his shoulder back in a pose of entitlement, he recited his lines with a confidence that made it seem as if though he'd been practicing the part for months.

They often end in a curious sort of unresolved vision as if, though nothing profound has happened, all that is going to plausibly happen has happened: in this case, the obnoxious boy is humiliated in a softball game when his grandmother, playing in the outfield, accidentally catches his fly ball "with perfect justice".

If (4) is correct, it looks as if, though our structural concepts are well grounded in reality, structures are not part of the basic furniture of the world.

Status updates from MySpace are then identified as being "from MySpace" in your Twitter stream, as if though it were another Twitter client, with a link back to MySPace.

We all know those types of married people - the ones who act as if though they have, by virtue of being married, figured it all out.

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The company promises that they're looking into this as well, though, if it's any consolation.

As if on cue, though, some Gulf Coast politicians and some in the industry have begun grumbling about the inconvenience of the proposed new regulations.

Joaquin Phoenix as Lionel?" (Though, if IMDb is to be trusted, then I guess we'll be seeing Ed Norton playing the role of the spasmodic detective).

The filmmakers do invite gentle laughter with this innocent who enters uncharted territory as if risking oblivion, though more as comic bait than for cruel sport.

Now, though, as if by magic, the sun has come out.

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