How to write, however, or however

However, however ? Is it written together or separately ? There are many words that in Spanish generate doubts when writing them, due to the fact that they are formed by more than one term. This occurs, for example, with overcoat and above all or please and please make us question about how to write these expressions. In this case, we address the doubt about whether it is written however, or however, so do not wait any longer and find out.

*but nevertheless

Although it might seem that it should be written together because it is an adverb with a single meaning, the truth is that "* however" is incorrect and there is no term with this form.

In this way, if we look for it in the dictionary, we will not find any word that is written like that and, therefore, it will be considered as a spelling mistake.

but nevertheless

In this way, the correct thing is to write "nevertheless" as two terms separately because it is a locution, that is, a group of words that work as one, with a single meaning and function.

More specifically, "nevertheless" is an adversative conjunctive phrase-it functions as a conjunction-, so it expresses opposition or difference between the sentences it unites. We can use it as a synonym of "nonetheless".

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