[Grammar] Can i start a sentence with the word "Namely" ?

[panosgr]

Hello all,

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

thanks a lot in advance

 

[bhaisahab]

Hello all,

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

Thanks a lot in advance.

No.

 

[panosgr]

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

Thanks

 

[5jj]

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

Thanks

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.

 

[panosgr]

ok, thanks