"Life is an ordeal, albeit an exciting one, but I wouldn't trade it for the good old days of poverty and obscurity. " Jim Carrey
"Albeit" is an excellent word very rarely used these days. I think that may be because it's a bit more formal than the usual "although", albeit I may be wrong. While it is not completely out of the lexicon, it threatens to be at the persistent desire of everyone to be a bit more familiar with one another, especially in conversation.
If albeit were a picture, I would say it's more of a boundary, like a fence, where you have to turn deliberately this way or that. It's a hard stop to a point, acquiescing a sub-point. Conversation is very much a journey, winding through thought and understanding. One needs a fence at times to stay on the path. The word of the week provides a perfect guide for your verbal excursions. It's a rich, descriptive word, albeit underused.
"Albeit" is an excellent word very rarely used these days. I think that may be because it's a bit more formal than the usual "although", albeit I may be wrong. While it is not completely out of the lexicon, it threatens to be at the persistent desire of everyone to be a bit more familiar with one another, especially in conversation.
If albeit were a picture, I would say it's more of a boundary, like a fence, where you have to turn deliberately this way or that. It's a hard stop to a point, acquiescing a sub-point. Conversation is very much a journey, winding through thought and understanding. One needs a fence at times to stay on the path. The word of the week provides a perfect guide for your verbal excursions. It's a rich, descriptive word, albeit underused.
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