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62 Så sant som, kvar om icke, 'if not,' may be used in an elliptical sense; as, jag är oskyldig, så sant mig Gud hjelpe, 'I am innocent, so help me God.' Om jag vinner spelet blir jag glad,, tröstar jag mig, 'I shall be glad if I win the game, but if I do not, I shall console myself.' Så is often used at the beginning of a secondary sentence, to connect it with the primary sentence; as, när min vän kommer så är jag väl tillfreds, 'when my friend comes, I am well pleased,' om vädret blir vackert, så kommer min syster i afton, 'if the weather should be good, my sister will come this evening.'

Såsom, 'as', is often used in the sense of 'namely;' as, från Ostindien erhållas allahande kryddor, peppar kanel, etc., 'from the East Indies we obtain various spices, namely, pepper, cinnamon,' etc. Nämligen, 'namely' is, on the other hand, used in the sense of 'for' 'because;' as, hans beteende är oförklarligt; han har alltid ansetts vara en hederlig man, 'his conduct is inexplicable because he has always been regarded as an honest man.' Ty, may be similarly used; as, Åskan är nyttig, ty hon rensar luften, 'thunder is of use because it clears the air.'

Antingen — eller are used in the sense of 'whether' — 'or;' as, han har änu ej hestämt sig han skall bli läkare  jurist, 'he has not yet decided if he will be a doctor or a lawyer.' The elliptical expression vare sig, 'be it,' may be similarly employed; as, vare sig rik, vare sig fattig, så bör man njuta shydd af lagen, 'whether it be rich, or poor, all ought to enjoy the protection of the law.'

The conversion of adverbs and prepositions into conjunc-