Felix Förtsch
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title: "How to Begin an English Sentence"
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- Tutorials
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- English
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- Writing
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During the writing of my thesis, I collected some English words you can use two empower your writing style.
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Addition:
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also, again, as well as, besides, coupled with, furthermore, in addition, likewise, moreover, similarly
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Consequence:
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accordingly, as a result, consequently, for this reason, for this purpose,
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hence, otherwise, so then, subsequently, therefore, thus, thereupon, wherefore
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Generalizing:
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as a rule, as usual, for the most part,
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generally, generally speaking, ordinarily, usually
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Exemplifying:
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chiefly, especially, for instance, in particular, markedly, namely,
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particularly, including, specifically, such as
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Illustration:
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for example, for instance, for one thing, as an illustration,
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illustrated with, as an example, in this case
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Emphasis
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above all, chiefly, with attention to, especially, particularly, singularly
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Similarity:
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comparatively, coupled with, correspondingly, identically, likewise, similar, moreover, together with
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Exception:
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aside from, barring, besides, except, excepting, excluding, exclusive of, other than, outside of, save
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Restatement:
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in essence, in other words, namely, that is, that is to say,
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in short, in brief, to put it differently
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Contrast and Comparison:
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contrast, by the same token, conversely, instead, likewise,
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on one hand, on the other hand, on the contrary, rather,
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similarly, yet, but, however, still, nevertheless, in contrast
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Sequence:
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at first, first of all, to begin with, in the first place, at the same time,
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for now, for the time being, the next step, in time, in turn, later on,
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meanwhile, next, then, soon, the meantime, later, while, earlier,
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simultaneously, afterward, in conclusion, with this in mind,
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Summarizing:
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after all, all in all, all things considered, briefly, by and large, in any case, in any event,
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in brief, in conclusion, on the whole, in short, in summary, in the final analysis,
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in the long run, on balance, to sum up, to summarize, finally
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Diversion:
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by the way, incidentally
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Direction:
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here, there, over there, beyond, nearly, opposite, under, above,
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to the left, to the right, in the distance |