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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary

However

Is it correct to use "but" and "however" in one sentence standing next to each other?
  

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But and however can be in the same sentence but not next to the other. They are both conjuctives therefore used joining phases together. I am learning English but I am finding grammar hard to understand, however other people explain it to me.

— Dave Phillips

  • But and however can be in the same sentence but not next to the other.
  • They are both conjuctives therefore used joining phases together.
  • I am learning English but I am finding grammar hard to understand, however other people explain it to me.
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But and however can be in the same sentence but not next to the other. They are both conjuctives therefore used joining phases together. I am learning English but I am finding grammar hard to understand, however other people explain it to me.
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In the sense I think you mean it ("but, however, ...", where "but" and "however" are both intended to introduce a contrasting statement), I wouldn't normally recommend using both words together. Choose one or the other. However, "but, however, ... " is not in my opinion necessarily wrong, and Google Books does throw up quite a few instances of its use by reputable authors. Some seem to be
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