But. It doesn’t have to be a dirty word.

But. It doesn’t have to be a dirty word.

by SHERALYN ROMAN There is no “but” we are told, because using “but” in a sentence negates everything that was said before its use. It implies that “but” is a bad, or dirty word. But, and I’ve been thinking about this a lot in the wake of much of what is happening in our world today, I think it’s too simplistic to simply say that one shouldn’t use the word “but,” or that it’s bad. After all, there are also many other words that mean something si…