Many of us were taught that no sentence should begin with " but." If that's what you learned, unlearn it — there's no stronger word at the start. It announces a total contrast with what has gone before, and the reader is thereby primed for the change.


On Writing Well (1976)

William Zinsser Quotes

Many of us were taught that no sentence should begin with but. If that's what you learned, unlearn it — there's no stronger word at the start. It...

Many of us were taught that no sentence should begin with but. If that's what you learned, unlearn it — there's no stronger word at the start. It...

Many of us were taught that no sentence should begin with but. If that's what you learned, unlearn it — there's no stronger word at the start. It...

Many of us were taught that no sentence should begin with but. If that's what you learned, unlearn it — there's no stronger word at the start. It...