Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
"However"
A lot of writers seem to use "however" as a conjunction where "but" might work. I have a problem with this because when I read it I always pause before saying "However" which suggests to me the writer is better off using a full stop followed by a new sentence starting with "However". I have discussed this with many people and some say it is a special case where a semicolon should be used instead of a comma. Any thoughts?
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However is a conjunctive adverb. There are two possibilities for punctuation when joining two independent clauses. 1) Two sentences.
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However is a conjunctive adverb.
There are two possibilities for punctuation when joining two independent clauses.
1) Two sentences. The man is old. However, he still can run a mile faster than most young boys..
2) Semicolon: The man is old; however, he still can run a mile faster than most young boys.
There are many references that describe this rule.
There are two possibilities for punctuation when joining two independent clauses.
1) Two sentences. The man is old. However, he still can run a mile faster than most young boys..
2) Semicolon: The man is old; however, he still can run a mile faster than most young boys.
There are many references that describe this rule.
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Hi,
I always use a period. I very rarely use a semi-colon..
A semi-colon is not wrong. However, note that writing full of semi-colons starts to look a bit odd. Silly, even. So don't use too many.
Clive
I always use a period. I very rarely use a semi-colon..
A semi-colon is not wrong. However, note that writing full of semi-colons starts to look a bit odd. Silly, even. So don't use too many.
Clive
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