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When "however" is placed at the front, middle, and end of the sentence, are the nuances getting different?

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Rebecca

It depends on the sentence. In this sentence, it does not matter where "however" is placed. The sentence's meaning remains the same. Ex: However, there are other sources of income for artists. = There are, however, other sources of income for artists. However, you cannot use "however" as a conjunction. This would be grammatically incorrect. For example, "I was excited for tonight however, I have a bad cold." This is considered grammatically incorrect because these two sentences can function independently. You would use "but" instead.

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