Good, thanks. Okay, here's my question. What would you put in the space below - "and", or "but"? And WHY?
old-fashioned - a word that was commonly used in the past _______would sound old fashioned today.
2006-07-28 11:06:30 · 12 answers · asked by Maus 7 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Okay, here's what's up.
I got this from a dictionary, so first of all, you have no right to tell me that I haven't defined the word correctly, because it's how it is in the DICTIONARY.
And second of all, in the dictionary, it is actually "but" instead of "and", but I want to know WHY, and why not "and".
2006-07-28 11:15:31 · update #1
To me, "and" sounds better.
2006-07-28 11:24:18 · update #2
I would think you could use ether one, they both sound OK if I had to choose I guess I would put "but" just because that sounds better to me, I don't know why, maybe something I learned in school that stuck over the years.
2006-07-28 12:51:55 · answer #1 · answered by Joy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
and
because it is old fashioned, so it Would sound old fashioned today ANd it was commonly used in the Past.
?? weird question
2006-07-28 18:11:17 · answer #2 · answered by sasmallworld 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
And is right. To the person who said you can't use the word in it's own definiton. It used "old-fashioned "as the word and "old fashioned "in the definiton or sentence. It is correct.
2006-07-28 19:14:32 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
but, because and sounds to me that it's old fashion PLUS sounds old fashion. I'm not sure but I answered your question anyway.
2006-07-28 18:19:10 · answer #4 · answered by auntkarendjjb 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can't use "old fashioned" in the definition of "old fashioned."
It's a circular description, like saying "Hammering your finger hurts because it hurts."
You have to use different words to define! Good luck.
2006-07-28 18:10:56 · answer #5 · answered by tonevault 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would use "And".
Because the sentence does not change it's direction. It talks about it being used in the past, the next part of the sentence also has to do with it being used in the past.
2006-07-28 18:10:44 · answer #6 · answered by BK Randy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"but" is a comparison connecting word and you are comparing what was then and what is now. "and" is a connector that implies "in addition to" and/or "also." Your sentence does not indicate that.
2006-07-28 19:21:07 · answer #7 · answered by Sherry K 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
AND WILL SOUND....
BUT WOULD SOUND...
An explanationizzle of the reazzzoning.
2006-07-28 18:46:45 · answer #8 · answered by ••Mott•• 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
and it just sounds right to me
2006-07-28 18:10:56 · answer #9 · answered by la_flaca79 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
but, because it sounds better
2006-07-28 18:22:55 · answer #10 · answered by luckylady 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋