Grammar, Spelling and Punctuation Fails

Ain't no thang but a chicken wang

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COMPUTIAC said:

Your to late. See #4.

You're

OK ok, I always get picked up on this because its easier to type 'your' ............................

and always explain properly



and dont start a sentence with 'and'

elbmek said:

and always explain properly



and dont start a sentence with 'and'

elbmek said:

and always explain properly



and dont start a sentence with 'and'

In the past, English teachers used to preach that one should never start a sentence with conjunctions like and or but. Does this rule still apply today?

Not entirely. It is already acceptable to start sentences with such conjunctions. Some authorities, in fact, even defend that for some cases conjunctions will do a better job than more formal constructions. Here is a quotation from Ernest Gowers addressing the usage of and on the beginning of sentences:

That it is a solecism to begin a sentence with and is a faintly lingering superstition. The OED gives examples ranging from the 10th to the 19th c.; the Bible is full of them.

While it is acceptable to use such conjunctions to start a sentence, you should still use them carefully and efficiently, else your text might become choppy.

Secondly, many people still regard such usage as informal. If you are writing a formal piece or if you are not sure how your audience might react to conjunctions at the beginning of a sentence, you could substitute them with more formal terms.

Source:

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elbmek said:

and always explain properly



and dont start a sentence with 'and'

Wynona said:

In the past, English teachers used to preach that one should never start a sentence with conjunctions like and or but. Does this rule still apply today?

An examiner in an English A level exam was checking and marking papers. When he got to one he marked it a Z; total fail. Why? The student did not write his answers in English but text speak. ZZZZZZZ!!!

What you must remember about the above is an example, an opinion, by the writer, it does not necessarily means it the 'law'. The internet has ruined the English language as most under 40s type in american english, of which there is no such thing. Its either English (UK) or its American.

Now I know how people get conjuctivitus