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01-Nov-2007, 22:26

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Can you start a sentence.....

with the word "but''?

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Re: Can you start a sentence.....

But of course you can!
Yes.
But one of us was left by the end of the competition.
But many would argue otherwise.

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Re: Can you start a sentence.....

But some say that you should try not to in formal writing.

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