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:I'm pretty sure it's grammatically incorrect to start sentences with "And". However, I think it's something that happens often enough in casual speech that it's not incredibly awkward reading it as a native speaker, particularly if it was in dialogue. I'm not entirely sure about starting sentences with "But". For some reason I feel like I wouldn't do that very often, but I don't think it is 'wrong.' Sigh, editing on bt makes me feel depressed at how little English I actually ''know'', as opposed to just relying on what ''feels'' right as a native speaker. --[[User:Cthaeh|Cthaeh]] ([[User talk:Cthaeh|talk]]) 22:17, 16 May 2013 (CDT) |
:I'm pretty sure it's grammatically incorrect to start sentences with "And". However, I think it's something that happens often enough in casual speech that it's not incredibly awkward reading it as a native speaker, particularly if it was in dialogue. I'm not entirely sure about starting sentences with "But". For some reason I feel like I wouldn't do that very often, but I don't think it is 'wrong.' Sigh, editing on bt makes me feel depressed at how little English I actually ''know'', as opposed to just relying on what ''feels'' right as a native speaker. --[[User:Cthaeh|Cthaeh]] ([[User talk:Cthaeh|talk]]) 22:17, 16 May 2013 (CDT) |
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− | ::update: After I wrote the above I did a quick google search. The top hits seems to suggest that starting sentences with either of them was grammatically correct, and that the idea it wasn't correct was merely a common misconception. So I'm downranking my confidence on the matter. --[[User:Cthaeh|Cthaeh]] ([[User talk:Cthaeh|talk]]) 20:18, 17 May 2013 (CDT) |
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:I think that starting a sentence with "but" is fine though if you ask most English teachers, most of them wouldn't reccommend that. Of course, that's disregarding the author's style and whatnot. If we are to stick as close to the original text and styling, I believe it should be fine. Anyways, there are cases where English authors completely disregard grammar laws to establish a specfic voice. --[[User:Vu.P|Vu.P]] ([[User talk:Vu.P|talk]]) 12:31, 17 May 2013 (CDT) |
:I think that starting a sentence with "but" is fine though if you ask most English teachers, most of them wouldn't reccommend that. Of course, that's disregarding the author's style and whatnot. If we are to stick as close to the original text and styling, I believe it should be fine. Anyways, there are cases where English authors completely disregard grammar laws to establish a specfic voice. --[[User:Vu.P|Vu.P]] ([[User talk:Vu.P|talk]]) 12:31, 17 May 2013 (CDT) |