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By Jill Boettger

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Bordering
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Starting with however

Dear Geist,

Where do you stand on the question of whether it’s okay or bad form to start a sentence with the word however? Our writing group remembers being told not to do so, but when we did some research we found nothing persuasive, just miscellaneous half-hearted declarations. Or maybe it's just not an issue?

—Zoomers of Vancouver Island