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There are 5 instances of starting a sentence with But. Perhaps I'm in a minority but I always find that jarring to read. I think writing modern style guides ar
by MaxBarraclough 4y ago
There are 5 instances of starting a sentence with But. Perhaps I'm in a minority but I always find that jarring to read.
I think writing modern style guides are divided on it, although they're not something I know much about.
- kybernetikos 4y agoAlmost all economist articles go something like 'you might think... because.... BUT... because... which is why X should...'. Given that, the But pivots the whole article, not a sentence, and it makes sense to allow it to start that section.
- harvey9 4y agoThe faux-objective version of how so many news and opinion articles start 'forget x, it's all about y'. Or 'don't do this, do that'. I'm very tired of seeing that format.