How ‘however’ almost kicked ‘but’’s butt: linguistics study

Thursday, July 21, 2016 - 15:21 in Psychology & Sociology

However you’re using the word however, be aware you might be getting it wrong. A new analysis of more than a century of books, newspapers, magazines and online writings has revealed the life and journey of the word however, but particularly its common misuse as a synonym for but. University of Melbourne researcher Dr Andrew […]

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