Starting a sentence with And or But

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Re: Starting a sentence with And or But

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I was also taught not to start sentences with and or but. I find that when i am trying to explain some things,i need to start my sentence with but or and,but more often,to properly get my point across. it may not be 100% grammatically correct, but i believe it can and should be done at times. And it works!!!!
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I have learned that in school too but I have read many books defying the rule. I myself have started with "but"/ "and" in some sentences while writing composition back in highschool and my teacher never criticised that part.
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In the right context it is proper to to start a sentence with ''BUT'' and ''And'' depending on the addressee.
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