"Despite" or "Although"

[Jonifa]

Hi all,

In the sentence " ______ that jacket's a nice color, it doesn't fit you very well"

which one is correct:

"Despite" or "Although" ??

Thanks in advance

[Lost_Soul]

Although (a conjunction)

BTW, 's is short for has.

[Alan]

Hi Jonifa,

'Although' fits in your sentence. If you wanted to use 'despite', it would have to be: Despite that jacket's nice colour.... or Despite the fact that the jacket's a nice colour ..

I think the 's in your sentence signifies 'is'.

Alan
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