tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377709913595182916.post5256033294786504065..comments2024-03-14T10:31:26.918+00:00Comments on DCblog: On and after ifDChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10192779827863835310noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377709913595182916.post-9583179883637893722008-11-13T10:31:00.000+00:002008-11-13T10:31:00.000+00:00I don't think so. This is simply the conjunction b...I don't think so. This is simply the conjunction being used with deliberative emphasis. There's a difference with the <I>also</I> of the preceding sentence: <I>also</I> can alter its position in the sentence; <I>and</I> can't. It would be a bad move to allow intonation and pause to influence our decision-making about word classes. Virtually any word can be emphasized in some way.DChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10192779827863835310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8377709913595182916.post-8225875676766394142008-11-11T14:36:00.000+00:002008-11-11T14:36:00.000+00:00Is this an adverbial use of "and" - at the beginni...Is this an adverbial use of "and" - at the beginning of sentence, stressed and emphasized in speech and followed by a pause, meaning "finally", or "besides" or "if that was not enough"? <BR/>E.g.: This theory is wrong because (...). Also, the premises are falsifiable (...). And, one must not forget that (...).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com