Comments on: However, … http://www.linguism.co.uk/language/however Language in a word Fri, 25 Jul 2008 03:39:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Graham http://www.linguism.co.uk/language/however#comment-754 Graham Sun, 04 May 2008 11:39:45 +0000 http://www.linguism.co.uk/language/however#comment-754 Yes, Dave, a semi-colon would work just as well. Yes, Dave, a semi-colon would work just as well.

]]> By: Dave http://www.linguism.co.uk/language/however#comment-753 Dave Sun, 04 May 2008 03:14:58 +0000 http://www.linguism.co.uk/language/however#comment-753 Couldn't you also use a semicolon here? For example, ". . . road closures; however, we will do everything possible to open lanes as soon as we can." Couldn’t you also use a semicolon here? For example, “. . . road closures; however, we will do everything possible to open lanes as soon as we can.”

]]> By: Casey http://www.linguism.co.uk/language/however#comment-608 Casey Mon, 17 Mar 2008 17:21:58 +0000 http://www.linguism.co.uk/language/however#comment-608 Totally agree; it's one of my pet peeves. Strunk & White put it well: "Avoid starting a sentence with <i>however</i> when the meaning is 'nevertheless.'" "Nevertheless" in M-W even brings up "however." M-W also lists however as a conjunction, FYI. Totally agree; it’s one of my pet peeves. Strunk & White put it well: “Avoid starting a sentence with however when the meaning is ‘nevertheless.’”

“Nevertheless” in M-W even brings up “however.” M-W also lists however as a conjunction, FYI.

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