• Here's another break from depressing events: Can you start a sentence with "And" or "But"?? / From the archive

  • Jan 31 2025
  • Length: 36 mins
  • Podcast

Here's another break from depressing events: Can you start a sentence with "And" or "But"?? / From the archive

  • Summary

  • Dazzle friends with the grammar smarts you'll get from our second chat with Bryan Garner, one of America's language gurus. Finally, you're about to learn if you can - or cannot - end a sentence with a preposition; if you can use "like" instead of "as"; and if you can banish "whom" and "whomever" from your brain. Just wait until you hear Bryan's rant about lawyers' terrible writing. Speaking of which, can you guess which common five-letter word (which lawyers love) causes endless legal battles?

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