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Teo Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Wandering off-topic here, but

Wandering off-topic here, but in fact lottery winnings are taxed as regular income in the US.

But is a coordinate conjunction. In the above sentence, but connects a non-finite clause (a present participle) and a finite clause. Is it grammatical?
  

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Teo Is it grammatical? In casual conversation, yes. The full form is: I am w andering off-topic here, but in fact lottery winnings are taxed as regular income in the US.

  • Teo Is it grammatical?
  • In casual conversation, yes.
  • The full form is: I am w andering off-topic here, but in fact lottery winnings are taxed as regular income in the US.
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Teo Is it grammatical?
In casual conversation, yes. The full form is:

I am wandering off-topic here, but in fact lottery winnings are taxed as regular income in the US.

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