Maeve
05-25-2008, 01:56 AM
Bhuvana asked about the difference between "inspite and despite."
In spite is written as two words; despite as one word.
As prepositions, both mean about the same.
Despite has other uses, but as a preposition, it is a shorthand form of "in despite of," that is to say, "in contempt of."
He went back to using drugs despite all our efforts to help.
He dropped out of school in spite of the fact that his parents had mortgaged their house to pay his tuition.
In spite is written as two words; despite as one word.
As prepositions, both mean about the same.
Despite has other uses, but as a preposition, it is a shorthand form of "in despite of," that is to say, "in contempt of."
He went back to using drugs despite all our efforts to help.
He dropped out of school in spite of the fact that his parents had mortgaged their house to pay his tuition.