After all
After all adverb - In spite of expectations.
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Even so and after all are semantically related in however topic. In some cases you can use "Even so" instead the phrase "After all" as an adverb or a preposition.
Even so
Even so adverb - In spite of that.
Usage example: I know you claim not to care about the breakup; even so, you keep talking about it
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After all and even so are semantically related in however topic. You can use "After all" instead the phrase "Even so" as an adverb or a preposition.
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- Even so, eventually she started growing into the trope's mindset by the time of Urban Legend in Limbo, where she met some of Gensokyo's other immortals and villain of the week Sumireko, and decided having friends (immortals or not) ain't so bad after all.
Source: Living Forever Is Awesome - Arguably subverted when we consider he has turned into the new Walrider, but even so, chances are, Miles's mind is already dead, and anyways, after all his hard work and effort, his camera is either lost and/or broken, and all that he filmed will probably never see the light in the end.
- Not only did these actions actually prolong the problem (Celestia and Luna would have happily helped if they weren't busy defending Canterlot from the vines), but the deer are completely unapologetic about it and not even so much as told off for it (Can't Argue With Deer, after all) .
Source: Designated Hero / Comic Books
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