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Peaceblinkfriend Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

and or but - 'If you want to write ...., but you must alos avoid...' thanks

0 What will the possible difference in meaning be if I replace 01i00but 02i00with 01i00and 02i00in the following text? Which one should I use? 01i00But 02i00or 01i00and 02i00?02br
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01font00If you want to write in the objective tone, you must avoid words like 'I', 'me' and 'my',01font00 but 01font00y02font02font00ou02br
00must also avoid evaluative words - words which express your personal feelings or emotions,02br
00like 'terrible', 'wonderful', etc. 02br
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00Thanks in advance.02br
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00Best wishes,02br
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00Ernest02br
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Top answer

0 Hi,02br 00I think "and" is better. 02br 00"But" doesn't sound very good to me there, without changing anything. 050010id1

— Kooyeen

  • 0 Hi,02br 00I think "and" is better.
  • 02br 00"But" doesn't sound very good to me there, without changing anything.
  • 050010id1
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0 Hi,02br
00I think "and" is better. 02br
00"But" doesn't sound very good to me there, without changing anything. 050010id1
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0Did you change the original wording of the rest of the passage a little? I agree that 'and' is better here.02br
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00However, if the wording were 02br
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01font00If you want to write in the objective tone, 01b01font00not only must you02font02b00 avoid words like 'I',
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0Thanks for replying to my post, kooyeen and nona the brit. 05102br
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00No, I did not change the original wording of the rest of the passage. I got this text from the BBC's Learning English website.02br
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00Thank you for your suggestions. 02br
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00Best wishes,02br
00Ernest0230h
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