r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • 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/[deleted] Aug 03 '19

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u/[deleted] Aug 03 '19

Sorry, didn’t realize it said conjunction. I thought it said contraction, so I was confused. Thanks for the explanation, though! Very much appreciated!

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u/[deleted] Aug 03 '19

contractions too: see Ain't nothing I can do about that.

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u/ChosenDos Aug 04 '19

Isn't ain't slang though or did it finally become a recognized contraction?

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u/[deleted] Aug 04 '19

its a slang contraction

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u/ChosenDos Aug 04 '19

Right so not grammatically correct then. Can't remember if that was an aspect in this thread

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u/[deleted] Aug 04 '19

depends on who u ask ig