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 obstante | however / nevertheless |
| por lo tanto / por consiguiente | therefore |
| además / asimismo | moreover |
| aunque / a pesar de que | although |
| en cuanto a | as for / regarding |
| por un lado… por otro lado | on one hand… on the other |
| en resumen / en definitiva | in short |
Register matters: usted, the passive-se, and connectors like no obstante signal formal writing; tú, pues and o sea mark casual speech.
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