[lug] [Way OT] English Grammar

[Daniel Webb]

> > BTW, I have BCCed your grade school English teacher.  I thought she'd like to
> > know you are running around starting sentences with "And."
>
> I know this was meant in jest. And I generally don't mind grammar nazis
> if they get it right. The world needs more geeks that can write
> coherently in human readable languages. But the last time that the rule
> above applied *was* in grammar school. That rule exists because simple
> minds need simple rules. The sentence in question was, in this respect,
> grammatically correct.
>
> I think you are old enough now that we can let you in on the secret of
> starting sentences with conjuntions.
>
> http://www.getitwriteonline.com/archive/032601.htm
>
> And thus ends the grammar lesson for the day, kids! ;-)

  I have noticed that this construction is being used more and more.  In
general, I think it leads to weaker paragraph structure.  But I'm no
linguist.

  Yes, I did that on purpose.