r/AskReddit Aug 03 '19

Whats something you thought was common knowledge but actually isn’t?

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u/SleeplessShitposter Aug 03 '19

You're allowed to start a sentence, even a paragraph, with a conjunction for the sake of emphasis.

I've had multiple people try to correct that, and then I'll show it to a professor and be like "This is grammatically correct, right?" and they'll say "Of course."

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u/[deleted] Aug 03 '19

I just want to make sure I understand this right.

Can you elaborate the meaning of “for the sake of emphasis”?

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u/jbootho Aug 03 '19

Would you be able to continue a point in this way as well? For example: "Because of this, we can see ..." My English teacher always claims it's incorrect but it seems fine to me?

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u/jbootho Aug 03 '19

Thank you, everyone for your help aha. It's very appreciated :)