You'd like my mother. She retains stuff like that too. ;)

>Probably no need to be so specific - you are correct. It is a conjunction, but is specifically a 'coordinating conjunction' versus a subordinating conjunction (because, although, while, ...) or a correlative conjunction (both...and, not only...but also, either...or,...)
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>(My daughter had to write an essay back in the 9th grade filled with the different types of conjunctions)
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>http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/conjunctions.htm
>http://www2.gsu.edu/~wwwesl/egw/bryson.htm
>http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/330/grammar/coconj.htm
>http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/330/grammar/subcon.htm
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>>Hmmmm... All it says in the dictionary under 'and' is "Function: conjunction"
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>>>Actually, 'and' is a coordinating conjunction.
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>>>>>>...at creating a crossword is at http://ndragan.com/ukr/dune10x10.html
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>>>>>>Critics welcome.
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>>>>>I completed it, but I have to say there were a couple that I'm not sure I really understand. for example, 'inane' for 'proving unintelligent design'. Is that a crossword definition, or a personal viewpoint espousal? Not that I disagree, but is it really a definition?
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>>>>One thing I learned to love about American style definition is that they don't have to be that serious, or else the visitors get bored pretty soon.
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>>>>With this one I realized I didn't have a good definition, but it was a bit too late, so I made do with, well, what you saw.
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>>>>>Now this is a little picky, I know, but 'and' is a conjunction. A conjunction connector? You mean something that connects two or more conjunctions?
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>>>>Conjunction is a way to put two statements together: A and B is a conjunction, "and" is just the operator between A and B that makes that particular thing a conjunction. I.e. I used the Boolean algebra instead of grammar. A stretch, I admit.
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>>>>>Overall though, not bad at all. Took me longer than I expected, I must admit. I suppose because it's been so long since I read Dune, and I needed to fill in a number of letters in the Dune clue answers in order to jog my memory.
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>>>>Next one should be VFP related... aLanguage() function is the best way to get a list of cute short words :).
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>>>>OK... here it is: http://ndragan.com/ukr/vfp_func_1.html and few of other clues are also Fox related, or at least should be familiar to regular UT... frequenters.