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07/03/24 11:29 AM

#145489 RE: Real McCoy #145486

As defined by Merriam Webster dictionary,
And -
1—used as a function word to indicate connection or addition especially of items within the same class or type —used to join sentence elements of the same grammatical rank or function
2a—used as a function word to express logical modification, consequence, antithesis, or supplementary explanation
b—used as a function word to join one finite verb (such as go, come, try) to another so that together they are logically equivalent to an infinitive of purpose

Yet -
1a: in addition : BESIDES
gives yet another reason
b: EVEN sense
1b: a yet higher speed
c: on top of everything else : no less
had wells going dry. Between two large lakes, yet
—J. H. Buzard
2a (1): up to now : so far
hasn't done much yet
—often used to imply the negative of a following infinitive
have yet to win a game
(2): at this or that time : so soon as now
not time to go yet
b: continuously up to the present or a specified time : STILL
is yet a new country
c: at a future time : EVENTUALLY
may yet see the light
3: NEVERTHELESS, HOWEVER
yet

2 of 2
conjunction: but nevertheless : BUT