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    Question Can i start a sentence with the word "Namely" ?

    Hello all,

    Can i start a sentence with the word "Namely" ?

    thanks a lot in advance
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    Default Re: Can i start a sentence with the word "Namely" ?

    Quote Originally Posted by panosgr View Post
    Hello all,

    Can I start a sentence with the word "Namely"?

    Thanks a lot in advance.
    No.
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    Default Re: Can i start a sentence with the word "Namely" ?

    What could I use instead of namely, with similar meaning, at the beginning of a sentence?

    Thanks
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    Default Re: Can i start a sentence with the word "Namely" ?

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    What could I use instead of namely, with similar meaning, at the beginning of a sentence?

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    Nothing. The whole point about 'namely' (or any similar expressions) is that it introduces, in the same sentence, more information about something you have just mentioned.
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    Default Re: Can i start a sentence with the word "Namely" ?

    ok, thanks
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