This kind of thing always reminds me of a rule I was taught in sixth grade English - you may never start a sentence with the word and.
This is, of course, totally incorrect both from the usage and grammatical perspectives. Nonetheless, most people (especially when the people in question are sixth graders) will be better served in terms of the quality of writing they product by simply following the rule rather than spending the time to try to fully understand the nuance behind it.
The example I always think of is from Lincoln's Second Inaugural:
"Both parties deprecated war; but one of them would make war rather than let the nation survive, and the other would accept war rather than let it perish. And the war came."
>Nonetheless, most people (especially when the people in question are sixth graders) will be better served in terms of the quality of writing they product by simply following the rule rather than spending the time to try to fully understand the nuance behind it.
Maybe. I remember being taught the no-and-rule, and I remember some people just started using the word "also" instead. Technically they were following the rule, but since they didn't understand the reasoning behind the rule, they made the same error but in a different way.
This is, of course, totally incorrect both from the usage and grammatical perspectives. Nonetheless, most people (especially when the people in question are sixth graders) will be better served in terms of the quality of writing they product by simply following the rule rather than spending the time to try to fully understand the nuance behind it.