and_but_so raze if all connective tissue was gone from conversation, how would we speak? would every verbal event be an epigram? would we choose our words more carefully? would we be more decisive, or less? would something else take the place of the words we once used to punctuate our sentences? grunts? gestures? i think dance steps would be a good substitution. for every "and", you'd do the tango. a waltz for every "but". for every "so", you'd invent something all your own. and — but — so... 130609 what's it to you? who go blather from