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bluedraco



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PostPosted: Mon Feb 19, 2007 5:00 pm    Post subject: grammar question Reply with quote
, then

OR

, and then
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Dick Stodghill



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PostPosted: Mon Feb 19, 2007 5:12 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
The scholars will tell you: ,and then.
Some of the best and most successful writers fequently use:, then. In many cases it packs more punch.
As the greatest suspense writer of them all said, "Never let grammar stand in the way of a good sentence." He was a graduate of an Ivy League university.
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E. Don Harpe



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PostPosted: Mon Feb 19, 2007 6:12 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I use either of them, depending upon what I am saying and how I want it to come across.
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Rudolph J. Girandola



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PostPosted: Mon Feb 19, 2007 7:46 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Ex: Suddenly, there was a loud noise. Then, as if from nowhere, he came charging at me....

My take is if you can eliminate "then" don't use it!..."Then" slows action..Many words like that don't improve the writing.

Better Ex: Suddenly, there was a loud noise. He came charging at me!

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pierrette



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PostPosted: Mon Feb 19, 2007 8:26 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
De Gustibus non est disputendum, yea right!

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bluedraco



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PostPosted: Tue Feb 20, 2007 2:20 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
thanks everyone
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