The Oxford Comma. And Should You Start a Sentence with 'And'?
Grammar Girl: For Writers and Language Lovers.
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How Did the Idea of Beginning an English Sentence With Anne Come About?
The and style, which linguists sometimes call peritactic, is common in early middle and early modern english. The idea that one shouldn't begin etence with anne was not one of the prescriptive dicta proposed by eighteenth century bishop robert loth or by his imitator, linley murray. But it did show up in some nineteenth century language commentary as denis baron first noted george washington moon singled out for special treatment.
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