Can you start a paragraph with "however"? |
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Comments: 16 |
Added: August 2003 |
Comments:
| Stunz - 25th September 2003 01:36
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| Why on earth not?
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| italianbro - 4th November 2003 15:39
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| yes you can, however, it would preferable, and in my opinion, it would give a classy touch if placed two or three words later.
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| willbut - 29th November 2003 00:03
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| It would be difficult to start a text with 'however' as a conjunct, but you could easily start 'However + adjective\adverb'.
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| Jillian Ehlrich - 19th February 2006 21:53
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| You cannot start a sentence with "however," because instead you would put a comma or semi colon.
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| tokio_hotel_lover - 28th September 2006 23:04
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yeah u can!!!
however many apples you eat you will still get ill!
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| o - 29th September 2006 16:05
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| mmmm... apples...
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| Oriphiel - 9th November 2006 15:02
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| Of course you can. The paragraph that starts with "However", "Nonetheless", et cetera can be a supporting/contradicting paragraph to the previous one, which contains a certain fact, idea or opinion.
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| cheesesux - 5th December 2006 23:59
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| However you slice it, the english language allows many interpretations of its rules. ;)
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| Trish - 19th December 2006 12:09
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| Yeah...way to go, Cheesesux!
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| devaun - 24th January 2007 16:06
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| i need help to right a storey please. what web sits.
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| k - 4th August 2007 21:41
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| No, b'cuz however is another conjunction for but. It is supposed to link stuff that are different or contrasting or irony.
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| Kayla - 28th September 2007 20:47
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| Know it is not a good word because you are talking about "however" what you would be starting a new paragraph and the reader would not know what you are saying.
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| Lucy - 7th October 2007 21:48
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Yes, I was mistaken here in voting "no." It is incorrect to use however followed by a comma at the beginning of the sentence, but it can be correct as part of a phrase.
Example (wrong!): I like ice cream. However, ice cream can be too cold.
Example (right): I like ice cream. However cold it may be, I can always eat it.
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| maimoona - 3rd September 2008 22:26
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| u can never start a paragraph with a however
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| Chris - 22nd October 2008 02:38
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| However ...
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| Djfyasko - 9th November 2008 18:50
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| I'm writing a paper right now and am thinking about whether or not I can in fact use however to start a paragraph because I want to show a relationship between the last paragraph and the next. Although I do know that you can definitely start a sentence with however, I'm not exactly sure about using the word however to start a paragraph.
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