tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2582274004296638852.post3663194216684800747..comments2023-12-30T09:35:40.561-07:00Comments on Chiseled in Rock: But WatchingChiseled in Rockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02545077591839974850noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2582274004296638852.post-7999474008898066022011-07-05T08:18:46.825-06:002011-07-05T08:18:46.825-06:00Nice "but," E.C. :)Nice "but," E.C. :)Joanne Kennedyhttp://www.joannekennedybooks.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2582274004296638852.post-51891582928779260752011-07-01T14:07:46.274-06:002011-07-01T14:07:46.274-06:00Agreed. There's the increasingly popular "...Agreed. There's the increasingly popular "but" that needs no comma, as in tiny but cute nose. There's the "but" that negates everything that came before, I love you, BUT... (I think that's the one we hate.) And there's the overused qualifier, I would go(comma)but I need to fix my make-up first. <br /><br />Personally, I like to start sentences with "but", and then I always go back and edit them out. They help me keep my flow so I don't sound choppy. They're just not much fun for the reader. <br /><br />Anne Schroeder<br />www.readanneschroeder.comAnne Schroederhttp://www.readanneschroeder.comnoreply@blogger.com