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C2 Discourse connectors and register

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To write and speak at an advanced level, link your ideas with precise connectors rather than just y and pero.

sin embargo / no obstantehowever / nevertheless
por lo tanto / por consiguientetherefore
además / asimismomoreover
aunque / a pesar de quealthough
en cuanto aas for / regarding
por un lado… por otro ladoon one hand… on the other
en resumen / en definitivain short

Register matters: usted, the passive-se, and connectors like no obstante signal formal writing; , pues and o sea mark casual speech.

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