Stephen wrote:
> Ben Goldarce's second last sentence started with "But most crucially"
> I deliberately misunderstood you :)

There's nothing wrong with starting a sentence with a conjunction.

"But for the weather, we would have had fun" works too, and you can't *not* 
start that with a conjunction without rearranging the whole sentence.

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On Wed, 07 Jan 2009 10:01:51 -0800, Darren New <dne### [at] sanrrcom> wrote:

>Stephen wrote:
>> Ben Goldarce's second last sentence started with "But most crucially"
>> I deliberately misunderstood you :)
>
>There's nothing wrong with starting a sentence with a conjunction.
>
Maybe on your side of the pond but over here it is a rule that a lot of people
ignore. (Myself included)

>"But for the weather, we would have had fun" works too, and you can't *not* 
>start that with a conjunction without rearranging the whole sentence.

"Save for the weather, we would have had fun"?
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Stephen wrote:
> "Save for the weather, we would have had fun"?

That sounds much more British to my ear, actually. Interesting.

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On Wed, 07 Jan 2009 11:29:43 -0800, Darren New <dne### [at] sanrrcom> wrote:

>Stephen wrote:
>> "Save for the weather, we would have had fun"?
>
>That sounds much more British to my ear, actually. Interesting.

Funnily enough I am British :-)
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Stephen wrote:
> On Wed, 07 Jan 2009 11:29:43 -0800, Darren New <dne### [at] sanrrcom> wrote:
> 
>> Stephen wrote:
>>> "Save for the weather, we would have had fun"?
>> That sounds much more British to my ear, actually. Interesting.
> 
> Funnily enough I am British :-)

I gathered that, based on your "pond" references. I mean, it's funny that 
the British have stricter rules about not starting a sentence with a 
preposition, and to this American at least, using "save" instead of "but" 
there gives the sentence a British flavor. Or flavour.

Not surprising, really, but interesting.

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On Wed, 07 Jan 2009 13:43:06 -0800, Darren New <dne### [at] sanrrcom> wrote:

>Stephen wrote:
>> On Wed, 07 Jan 2009 11:29:43 -0800, Darren New <dne### [at] sanrrcom> wrote:
>> 
>>> Stephen wrote:
>>>> "Save for the weather, we would have had fun"?
>>> That sounds much more British to my ear, actually. Interesting.
>> 
>> Funnily enough I am British :-)
>

I was just being sarky :)

>I gathered that, based on your "pond" references. I mean, it's funny that 
>the British have stricter rules about not starting a sentence with a 
>preposition, and to this American at least, using "save" instead of "but" 
>there gives the sentence a British flavor. Or flavour.
>

Why do you say that "it's funny that the British have stricter rules about not
starting a sentence with a preposition"? I would have thought that we had
stricter rules than Americans. At least in theory ;)


>Not surprising, really, but interesting.

True, interesting.
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Stephen wrote:
> On Wed, 07 Jan 2009 13:43:06 -0800, Darren New <dne### [at] sanrrcom> wrote:
> 
>> Stephen wrote:
>>> On Wed, 07 Jan 2009 11:29:43 -0800, Darren New <dne### [at] sanrrcom> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Stephen wrote:
>>>>> "Save for the weather, we would have had fun"?
>>>> That sounds much more British to my ear, actually. Interesting.
>>> Funnily enough I am British :-)
> 
> I was just being sarky :)
> 
>> I gathered that, based on your "pond" references. I mean, it's funny that 
>> the British have stricter rules about not starting a sentence with a 
>> preposition, and to this American at least, using "save" instead of "but" 
>> there gives the sentence a British flavor. Or flavour.
>>
> 
> Why do you say that "it's funny that the British have stricter rules about not
> starting a sentence with a preposition"? 

I put an extra comma in there. It's funny that (you have stricter rules and 
it makes you sound more British when you follow them).

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On Wed, 07 Jan 2009 14:00:39 -0800, Darren New <dne### [at] sanrrcom> wrote:

>I put an extra comma in there. It's funny that (you have stricter rules and 
>it makes you sound more British when you follow them).

OK, I'm slow tonight (tonight?) :)

That, I can understand and agree with.
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