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You are ony partially correct, q2. The conjunctive adjunct "and" is - at least in formal written English - only ever used to connect two like clauses (i.e. either two dependent or two independent clauses). However given that the Arrogant One's offering is presented in a context that does not specifically demand a formal Register, it would be considered extremely pedantic to identify this informal use as "an error".
I would however advise you to ignore much of this Arrogant One's braying on this forum. Although his posts are often quite a good read, he obviously has next to no grounding in contemporary ESL pedagogy or linguistics and will have absolutely no right to make the claim that he is in some way is superior to any of those who read and post here until he gets it. Unfortunately, time is not on his side, and neither - I guess - is enthusiasm.
Keep up the good work q2; looks like you're making good progress with English.
- The ESL instructor: animal, vegetable, or ... BS artist? -- The Arrogant One -- 2004-11-01
- don't start a sentence with 'AND' -- q -- 2004-11-02
- Depends on your point of view *Link* -- Stranger Passing By -- 2005-02-03
- Rules are made to be broken. And I'll write any way I like. -- OnceWritten -- 2004-11-11
- q2 "and" -- the observer -- 2004-11-03
- Make sure you observe the classics too -- ESL_IN_ASIA -- 2004-11-03
- The A#al Retentives Guide to the Great-Grammar-Icing on the ESL cake for Dummies.... -- Beatrix -- 2004-11-03
- games, dummies and a#al retentives -- ESL_IN_ASIA -- 2004-11-03
- The complete id##ts guide................ -- Beatrix -- 2004-11-03
- May I.. -- Ferpectly right! -- 2004-11-04
- Good point and good timing :-) -- ESL_IN_ASIA -- 2004-11-04
- Drunk on your own verbosity! -- Beatrix -- 2004-11-04
- Good point and good timing :-) -- ESL_IN_ASIA -- 2004-11-04
- May I.. -- Ferpectly right! -- 2004-11-04
- The complete id##ts guide................ -- Beatrix -- 2004-11-03
- games, dummies and a#al retentives -- ESL_IN_ASIA -- 2004-11-03
- The A#al Retentives Guide to the Great-Grammar-Icing on the ESL cake for Dummies.... -- Beatrix -- 2004-11-03
- EXPOITS! Soooooo #@#!@ many o' dem! -- The Arrogant One -- 2004-11-02
- And... -- Ferpectly right! -- 2004-11-02
- Different horses for different courses! -- Beatrix -- 2004-11-02
- Rules are made to be broken. And I'll write any way I like. -- OnceWritten -- 2004-11-11
- The fat lady threw away the grammar book!!! -- Beatrix -- 2004-11-01
- A fact is a fact ... but, that doesn't make it right! -- The Arrogant One -- 2004-11-01
- Don't use the G word !!!!!!!!!!!! -- ESL_IN_ASIA -- 2004-11-01
- Oral -- Dos -- 2004-11-02
- Ditto in Thailand -- Robert Newman -- 2004-11-02
- ESL pedagogy continues......... -- Beatrix -- 2004-11-01
- Bottoms Up Arrogant One? -- Beatrix -- 2004-11-01
- Oral -- Dos -- 2004-11-02
- Don't use the G word !!!!!!!!!!!! -- ESL_IN_ASIA -- 2004-11-01
- Zitat des tages -- x21 -- 2004-11-01
- Ich danke Ihnen fr ....??? -- The Arrogant One -- 2004-11-01
- AO=Austrian dialect -- x21 -- 2004-11-01
- Look! He's a poet and doesn't know it! -- The Arrogant One -- 2004-11-01
- Das ist ein teil deines problems -- x21 -- 2004-11-01
- Look! He's a poet and doesn't know it! -- The Arrogant One -- 2004-11-01
- AO=Austrian dialect -- x21 -- 2004-11-01
- Insightful -- A. -- 2004-11-01
- The BIG picture -- The Arrogant One -- 2004-11-01
- Depends on your point of view *Link* -- Stranger Passing By -- 2005-02-03
- don't start a sentence with 'AND' -- q -- 2004-11-02
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