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Q&A How can I revise these sentences to be more correct while still keeping the effect? [closed]

I have written these two sentences: Despite her temper, I loved her still. Or perhaps not despite; perhaps because of. The second sentence feels grammatically incorrect; how can I revis...

1 answer  ·  posted 13y ago by Yamikuronue‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

Question editing grammar
#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T02:10:07Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/4893
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Yamikuronue‭ · 2019-12-08T02:10:07Z (almost 5 years ago)
I have written these two sentences:

> Despite her temper, I loved her still.
> 
> Or perhaps not despite; perhaps because of.

The second sentence feels grammatically incorrect; how can I revise this to be less awkward-sounding yet still punchy? (The thought continues in the rest of the paragraph, explaining his feelings in more depth; this is the end of one paragraph and the beginning of another.)

Edit: I came back to the paragraph to give context, decided I didn't like the way it flowed into the next sentence, and ended up changing it entirely: "Or perhaps not despite; that would imply I saw it as a flaw." C'est la first editing pass.

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2012-01-27T14:26:22Z (almost 13 years ago)
Original score: 2