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Sooris  +  290421 Tue, 07 Nov 06 11:57 PM
Do we use a comma after 'but'?
Ex. But, he never hurt her.
Sooris
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Sureshbabu Padmanabahan
Widget, 3 yr 135 days ago
It looks like a comma is not needed in this case; but its hard to tell without a context.
Marius Hancu, 3 yr 135 days ago
I'd rather avoid starting a sentence with "but."
Yoong Liat  +  290564 Wed, 08 Nov 06 09:40 AM

 Sooris wrote:
Do we use a comma after 'but'?
Ex. But, he never hurt her.

But, he never hurt (hurts, not hurt) her.

For the above sentence, no comma is needed.
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J Lewis  +  290565 Wed, 08 Nov 06 09:43 AM
He hurt is not wrong; it's the past tense.
J Lewis
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Yoong Liat  +  290579 Wed, 08 Nov 06 10:26 AM

 J Lewis wrote:
He hurt is not wrong; it's the past tense.

I believe the sentence is in the present tense.

He never hurts her.

He never loses his temper.

If it is in the past tense, it should be He didn't hurt her.
Yoong Liat
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J Lewis  +  290600 Wed, 08 Nov 06 11:12 AM
Certainly we need more information to understand whether it's a correct past or an incorrect present, but there's no reason why "never" can't be used in the past: Edgar Rice Burroughs, author of Tarzan, never visited Africa.
During their life together (now finished) he never hurt her.
I never visited an East European country under the old regime.
J Lewis
Yoong Liat  +  290632 Wed, 08 Nov 06 12:08 PM

 J Lewis wrote:
Certainly we need more information to understand whether it's a correct past or an incorrect present, but there's no reason why "never" can't be used in the past: Edgar Rice Burroughs, author of Tarzan, never visited Africa.
During their life together (now finished) he never hurt her.
I never visited an East European country under the old regime.

I agree with you, Lewis. Sooris, could you provide us with more information, please? 
Yoong Liat
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