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Victor_amelkin Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Can other hand live without one hand?

Could you please suggest, can I start a paragrath with the transitional

phrase "on the other hand" in spite of the fact that none of preceding

paragraphs uses "on the one hand" as an introductory phrase? Or had

I better use other similar intro phrases, such as "on the other part" or

"contrarily"?

Thanks in advance.

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Victor
  

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Hi, Could you please suggest, can I start a paragrath with the transitional phrase "on the other hand" in spite of the fact that none of preceding paragraphs uses "on the one hand" as an introductory phrase? Yes, it's often done and seems fine to me. Or had I better use other similar intro phrases, such as "on the other part" This is not a normal phrase, and just seems wrong to me.

— Clive

  • Hi, Could you please suggest, can I start a paragrath with the transitional phrase "on the other hand" in spite of the fact that none of preceding paragraphs uses "on the one hand" as an introductory phrase?
  • Yes, it's often done and seems fine to me.
  • Or had I better use other similar intro phrases, such as "on the other part" This is not a normal phrase, and just seems wrong to me.
  • Perhaps you are thinking of some other phrase?
  • "contrarily"?
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Hi,

Could you please suggest, can I start a paragrath with the transitional

phrase "on the other hand" in spite of the fact that none of preceding

paragraphs uses "on the one hand" as an introductory phrase?

Yes, it's often done and seems fine to me.

Or had I better use other similar intro phrases, such as

"on the other part" This is not a
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