The use of then

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Chrismlangan  #419302  Sun, 16 Sep 07 03:18 AM

I found the follwoing quote from a "New York Times" article, and have been curious about this situatuion for some time now.  I always thought that an 'and' was needed before the 'then', making the sentence read "Farve stayed with his team and then threw..."  Is this merely an acceptable journalism shortcut that should be avoided in formal and acedemic writing.

Favre stayed with his team, then threw four touchdown passes in a victory on “Monday Night Football

  
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Grammar Geek  #419351  Sun, 16 Sep 07 05:34 AM

Use the and if you repeat the subject.

",... and then he threw..."

  
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Chrismlangan  #419363  Sun, 16 Sep 07 05:59 AM
Is the sentence without the 'and' even considred gramatically correct?
  
Grammar Geek  #419366  Sun, 16 Sep 07 06:33 AM

Yes, I'd say so.

But if you repeated the subject, you would need the and.

  
Chrismlangan  #419598  Sun, 16 Sep 07 04:53 PM
Why is it considred correct besides the fact that it is often used?
  
Chrismlangan  #419814  Mon, 17 Sep 07 12:26 AM
Anyone?
  
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