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Be clear, be brief, be human.

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Ernest Gowers
Age: 85 †
Born: 1880
Born: June 2
Died: 1966
Died: April 16
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That it is a solecism to begin a sentence with 'and' is a faintly lingering superstition. The OED gives examples ranging from the 10th to the 19th c. the Bible is full of them.
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