Don Quixote
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- Nov 4, 2008
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It is completely fine. Pick up any book of ficton and you'll probably find sentences that begin with and or but.
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Starting a sentence with an and. And whether it is right?
- Thread starter Bold Seagull
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What about when people start sentances with 'so' ?
So many people appear to think, incorrectly, that is wrong to start a sentence with "so".
And Cameron is a ****.
Seems right to me.
Seems right to me.
Blue Valkyrie
Not seen such Bravery!
It is incredibly irritating ( to me ) though, when listening to an interview, if every reply starts with it.
Monkey Man
Your support is not that great
English is a language that is mercifully free of a lot of the rules you find in other places but from time to time people have tried to codify it a bit more with rules about split infinitives, starting sentences with conjunctions etc. In most cases these rules don't make sentences more intelligible or elegant and very often they simply add to the confusion.
Having said that, using expressions like "should of" instead of "should have" and getting apostrophes in the wrong place are things that kids should be taught to avoid - these aren't arbitrary rules but things that ensure their words are more readily understood and are taken more seriously by the reader. Ditto spelling.
Having said that, using expressions like "should of" instead of "should have" and getting apostrophes in the wrong place are things that kids should be taught to avoid - these aren't arbitrary rules but things that ensure their words are more readily understood and are taken more seriously by the reader. Ditto spelling.
I was always taught not to start sentences with 'and', and by and large I still agree with that. Have to accept the authority of Fowler's, though - even though they don't actually go as far as to say it's right!
Many congratulations for being able to actually find something in Fowler's by the way - it's a nightmare for looking things up in.
Looks much better. The original was an example of the damage the plain English campaign has done to the English language.
That's probably because it's the verbal equivalent of 'so' followed by a comma, when it often becomes an alternative to 'errr' or 'yer know'.
seagullsovergrimsby
#cpfctinpotclub
Dave wants to be cool with the kids who grew up under a Thatcher administration.
What about when people start sentances with 'so' ?
This must be the most annoying trait of all.
bristolseagull
Well-known member
Me, daily, but I'm a solicitor....
I was chatting this through with my old friend from the Bullingdon Club and he was astonished. Literally fell orf his char.
http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2014/sep/22/how-talk-posh-glossary-non-u
And so, I use 'and' at the start of a lot of sentences.
http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2014/sep/22/how-talk-posh-glossary-non-u
And so, I use 'and' at the start of a lot of sentences.
Arthritic Toe
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I understand its mandatory for Match of the Day pundits to start every sentence with "For me..." and for every player interviewed post match, to start "Yeah no ..."
His English isn't too bad, but his economics is full of holes.
Or "as I said..", immediately followed by something that they haven't already said.
Worthingite
Sexy Pete... :D
I think Hove Born and Bred is the grammatically sound go-to guy for this question.
