Name: Alternatives to 'and' - Stop Saying
Uploaded: 2022-09-18T21:01:30.000Z
Duration: 3 min 22 s
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Gerund

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Hi, my name is Florencia and I come from Paraguay.

Adverbs of frequency

When I tell a story, I always use the word "and". Sometimes I want to use some other words because otherwise, my English sounds a little bit boring.

I'm going to tell you something about myself with lots of "and" in it and give you some alternatives along the way.

The key thing to think about is: What is "and" doing in each sentence?

This is "and" in a list, it's the most basic usage.

So you could replace it with "as well as".

Or "also" if we change things around a bit.

The first time I sang on stage, the crowd screamed really loudly and when I finished, they seemed very happy.

The first time I sang on stage, the crowd screamed really loudly, then when I finished they seemed very happy.

And singing makes me feel really good about myself.

What we're doing here is giving more information, so you could use one of these though, they're a bit formal.

Furthermore/moreover/in addition, singing makes me feel really good about myself.

And I just think singing is great in every way.

What I'm doing here is summarizing, I'm giving my conclusion, so you could use one of these:

To conclude/to sum up/as I've just said, I think it's great to use your talents.

Thanks for your tips and shame about your singing.

Was that you said, and I thought we were friends.