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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
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Should we put "But" at the start of a sentence?

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00"He might agree. But he might have a completely different opinion."02br
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00In my opinion, in English writing, transition words like "However", "On the other hand" can be put at the start of a sentence but not "But" as mentioned in the example above. It doesnt sound good with "But ...".02br
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00If possible, tell me which words shouldnt be put at the start of a sentence e.g. "And...", "But...", ..02br
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0 01blockquote 01cite 10Anonymous12cite 10Hi, Should we put "But" at the start of a sentence as followed: "He might agree. " In my opinion, in English writing, transition words like "However", "On the other hand" can be put at the start of a sentence but not "But" as mentioned in the example above. ".

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01cite10Anonymous12cite10Hi, Should we put "But" at the start of a sentence as followed: "He might agree. But he might have a completely different opinion." In my opinion, in English writing, transition words like "However", "On the other hand" can be put at the start of a sentence but not "But" as mentioned in the example above. It does
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01cite10Philip12cite10 11font10Many years ago, strict grammarians disapproved. Now, I see it often in sophisticated writing.12font12blockquote
10I agree, see these in the New York Times: 02br
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