coordinating conjuctions...

I don't fancy myself to be an expert on the English language, or any language for that matter. I don't claim to be a linguist or have a complete understanding of grammatical rules. But, there are grammatical structures that just don't make sense to me. One of which is the ability to add coordinating conjunctions on the end of the phrase, I love you.

You know what I mean. In Sex And The City, Samantha stated 'I love you BUT I love me more.' It just seems wrong. It seems like no matter what follows, the mind can't comprehend it because either the mind stops at 'I love you' and doesn't hear the rest or the mind only registers the conjunction and nothing else.

I feel like it should be wrong to add anything to 'I love you.' It should be that and that alone. No additives. No preservatives. No high fructose corn syrup. Just 'I love you' plain and simple. But nothing about love is plain and simple. Love is complicated and full of rules. Love is messy. Love is full of coordinating conjunctions. Maybe love is the coordinating conjunctions.

I mean, don't conjunctions connect two thoughts into one complete phrase, after all? Sometimes those thoughts are independent and can stand alone. Other times those thoughts are fragmented and incomplete without each other. Isn't love that thing that connects two people together?

There are times, though, that love drives people apart. Well, not necessarily, drive them apart. I mean, the way in which the love is expressed creates a wedge between the two people. Sometimes it can be overcome and becomes a bridge. Sometimes it can't and becomes a coordinating conjunction.

You know, what seems unfair about conjunctions is that they can not properly connect two fragments. One of them must be complete. Is love like that? The two must be complete or one can be complete, but if both are fragments, it is destined to fail. But are we all fragmented... I know that I am rambling and not making much sense. It makes sense in my head.

I don't know. I'm no expert. However, I will say, I completely understand Samantha's sentiment. It worked for her, not sure it will work for me. I'm confused and it

Makes. No. Sense.