Timeline for Can "But!" be a sentence?
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| Aug 12, 2013 at 23:55 | comment | added | Mussri | Sorry, I never meant to offend! I'll add that I first read it as a closer "recording" of the spoken dialog than the alternative. That is, the speaker (the Reverend Mother) was stressing the warning too much for merely a "but" and a comma to handle. So it's more of a voice-to-written dialog style choice than an in-universe slip. | |
| Aug 12, 2013 at 23:44 | comment | added | TrevorD | I don't understand your comment - where did I mention "burdened or inconvenienced". I don't know the book, film, or any characters. I'm merely responding to a question about English language usage, and commenting on the passage as I read it. | |
| Aug 12, 2013 at 23:39 | comment | added | Mussri | Insinuating that a Bene Gesserit might be the least bit burdened or inconvenienced in a tense situation to the point of mishandling language is unforgivable! Especially when said BG is the Reverend Mother! | |
| Aug 12, 2013 at 23:22 | history | answered | TrevorD | CC BY-SA 3.0 |