ds, and so she told me about Mrs. White's new
gown; so then I missed the car, and so of course our supper is
late. [Strike out every _so_.]

Abuse of _so_ as a subordinating connective: You may go, _so_
you keep still. [Use _provided_.] _So_ you do only that, I
shall be satisfied. [Use _though_.]

Permissible: I was excited, so I missed the target.

_So_ may sometimes be used to express result. But when a clause of
result is important and needs emphasis, it is perhaps better to strike
out _so_ and subordinate the preceding clause.

Right: In my excitement I missed the target.

Right: Because I was excited, I missed the target.

Right: Being excited, I missed the target.

=List of Connectives=

=A. With Coordinate Clauses, expressing=

=1. Addition:= and, besides, furthermore, again, in addition, in
like manner, likewise, moreover, then too, and finally.

=2. Contrast:= but, and yet, however, in spite of, in contrast to
this, nevertheless, notwithstanding, nor, on the contrary, for
all that, rather still, but unhappily, yet unfortunately,
whereas.

=3. Alternative:= or, nor, else, otherwise, neither, nor, or on
the other hand.

=4. Consequence:= therefore, hence, consequently, accordingly, in
this way, it follows that, the consequence is, and under such
circumstances, wherefore, thus, as a result, as a consequence.

=5. Explanation:= for example, for instance, in particular, more
specifically, for, because.

=6. Repetition for emphasis:= in other words, that is to say, and
assuredly, certainly, in fact, and in truth, indeed it is
certain, undoubtedly, for example, in the same way, as I have
said.

=B. With Subordinate Adverb Clauses, expressing=

=1. Time:= when, then, before, while, after, until at last, as
long as, now that, upon which, until, whenever, whereupon,
meanwhile.

=2. Place:= where, whence, whither, wherever.

=3. Degree or Comparison:= as, more than, rather than, than, to
the degree in which.

=4. Manner:= as, as if, as though.

=5. Cause:= because, for, as, inasmuch as, since, owing to the
fact that, seeing that, in that.

=6. Purpose:= that, so that, in order that, lest.

=7. Result:= that is, so that, but that.

=8. Condition:= if, provided that, in case that, on condition
that,