Again, inspired by the post about living by verbs...
The short definition: serving or tending to connect.
There's a short list of conjunctions, but we couldn't live without them:
and, but, or
because, if, when
for, so, yet
more, if you add these:
after, although, as, because, before, how, if, once, since, than, that, though, till, until, when, where, whether and while
some always appear in pairs:
both... and
either...or
neither...nor
not only.. but also
so...as
whether...or
Not much to say about these, except sometimes the only word we could use for our life at a given moment is: and. And at another moment, it might be because or but.
My grandfather used to call me "ya, but" when I was fairly little, because I said it so much...(Ya, but, grandpa...) Used to make me mad, but at the same time I loved him for it. While I don't use the phrase much, if at all, any more, I do think it defines the way I think. I don't automatically accept what I hear. I'm always on the look out for more on the subject (or already know a bit more about it.)
Somehow I think "No" should be a conjunction too (or anti-conjunction)...it doesn't connect, it is just a dead-stop. One of my kids' answers for just about anything is first, No. Come to think of it, I know an adult, who will remain nameless, like that too.
I guess today I'd pick: when. It encompasses all the hopes for the future.
Karin
Originally posted 2007-02-04 08:34:53.
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