RE: "and then," or simply "then"?

Subject: RE: "and then," or simply "then"?
From: "Sean Brierley" <sbrierley -at- Accu-Time -dot- com>
To: <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>
Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2008 09:26:43 -0400

there was only one meaning no shades you had three sentences all
conveying the same content two of those sentences were grammatically
correct and all three were clear so the reason you suggest ignoring the
correct sentences and picking the incorrect one is based on how you
personally pause when you speak the sentence whereby you dont pause for
the amount of time an oral semicolon needs to which i say if that works
for you and your audience great i do recommend you apply that approach
consistently cheers sean


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From: techwr-l-bounces+sbrierley=accu-time -dot- com -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
<snip>

This distinction may be grammatically invalid, but that just opens the
door to a discussion of the relationship between grammar, language and
the communication of subtle shades of meaning.

Which is probably a discussion for a list other than this one.

Sarah Blake
(who, incidentally, is now fascinatedly wondering whether Sean really
does speak in an unpunctuated monotone.)
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