Conjunction FOR
Hi Everyone,
I have just found this on the net. I'm gobsmacked. Can anyone explain this?
(Note that the conjunction for is not commonly used in either spoken or written Modern English.)
I was researching coordinating conjunctions, and stumbled upon the sentence above.
Thanks,
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It might not be common, but it's not unknown. Wiktionary's examples are from century old texts, and Oxford Online (Lexico) calls it "LIterary", but BNC has several examples of "For" as a conjunction, including some from the Daily Mirror.
- It might not be common, but it's not unknown.
- Wiktionary's examples are from century old texts, and Oxford Online (Lexico) calls it "LIterary", but BNC has several examples of "For" as a conjunction, including some from the Daily Mirror.
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It might not be common, but it's not unknown. Wiktionary's examples are from century old texts, and Oxford Online (Lexico) calls it "LIterary", but BNC has several examples of "For" as a conjunction, including some from the Daily Mirror.
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