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INFORMAL CONNECTORS FORMAL CONNECTORS

1. • SO, 1. •THEREFORE,
•THEN, •CONSEQUENTLY,
•THAT’S WHY… •AS A RESULT,
•WELL, •AS A CONSEQUENCE,
•BECAUSE OF (IT/THAT), •HENCE,
•THUS,
•ON THAT ACCOUNT,

2. •FIRST OF ALL, 2.•FIRSTLY,

•LET’S START WITH... •TO BEGIN WITH,
•FIRST THINGS FIRST. •FIRST AND FOREMOST,
3. •ANOTHER THING, 3. •SECONDLY
•WHAT’S MORE, •WHAT IS MORE,
•NEXT, •MOREOVER,
•THEN, •FURTHERMORE,
•PLUS, •IN ADDITION,
•ALSO, •ADDITIONALLY,
•BESIDES THAT,
AND..., TOO.
4. •ABOUT THE... 4. •WITH REFERENCE TO...
•TALKING ABOUT... •REGARDING...
•AS FOR... •CONCERNING...
•WHEN IT COMES TO... •WITH REGARD TO...
•AS CONCERNS...
5. •OF COURSE, 5. •UNDOUBTEDLY,
• NO DOUBT, •DOUBTLESSLY,
•UNDENIABLY,
6. •BECAUSE... 6. •AS...
•SINCE...
7. •JUST LIKE THAT, 7. •SIMILARLY,
•IN THE SAME WAY, •LIKEWISE,
•IN SIMILAR FASHION, •EQUALLY,
•JUST AS...,SO...TOO. •CORRESPONDINGLY,
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8. •IN SHORT, 8. •TO SUM UP,

•SO, IN A NUTSHELL, •ON THE WHOLE,
•ALL IN ALL, •TO SUMMARIZE,
•IN CONCLUSION
9. •BECAUSE OF 9. •ON ACCOUNT OF
•DUE TO
•OWING TO
10. •SO 10. •IN ORDER (NOT) TO
•SO THAT •SO AS (NOT) TO
•TO
•FOR...-ing
11. •DESPITE 11. •DESPITE
•IN SPITE OF •IN SPITE OF
•EVEN IF •REGARDLESS OF
•EVEN THOUGH •NOTWITHSTANDING
12. •JUST THINK ABOUT 12. •AN INSTANCE OF
•WELL, TAKE THE CASE OF •AS AN ILLUSTRATION,
•THAT’S, FOR EXAMPLE, •SPECIFICALLY,
•AS AN EXAMPLE,
13. •EVEN SO, 13. •NEVERTHELESS,
•BUT, •YET,
•EVEN THOUGH •HOWEVER,
•STILL,
•THOUGH,
•AFTER ALL,
•HOWEVER,
14. •OTHERWISE, 14. •WHILE
•UNLIKE •WHEREAS
•WHILE •IN CONTRAST,
•BUT •ON THE CONTRARY,
•ALTERNATIVELY,
•CONVERSELY,
•ON THE OTHER HAND,
•AS OPPOSED TO...
15. • IN THE END, 15. •LAST, BUT NOT LEAST,
• FINALLY, •FINALLY,