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Chris Bunton is a writer, poet and blogger from Southern Illinois. He is the publishing editor, true crime writer and art creator for The Yard: Crime Blog. He also creates art for Yellow Mama and Black Petals. Chris has been published in White Cat Publications, The Roanoke Review, Stygian Lepus, Yellow Mama, and several up coming locations. He is the author of 5 self-published books, available everywhere except Amazon.

Sunday, September 28, 2025

Can you start a sentence with the word, "And"?

 




Can you start a sentence with the word, "And"?

Merriam Webster Dictionary says...

"It's perfectly acceptable to begin a sentence with and (as well as with words such as but or or). Using and at the beginning of a sentence has been a practice for over a thousand years."

Another reason to reject what they taught you in school

https://www.merriam-webster.com/grammar/words-to-not-begin-sentences-with

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