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Wendell Berry's Use of But-Constructions in Nature Writing: Craft Essay --- Adam Arvidson | Numéro Cinq
/ Ah, you useful little “but.” You have been discussed at length in craft books, lectures, advisor phone calls, and, of course, critical essays. So much is embodied in your unassuming three letters. You can almost stand alone (and in French you often do: “Oui, mais…” [insert pursed-lip ‘pfffssst’ here]). You are king among conjunctions.