“Gosh, obsolescence is so fascinating. Some just start disappearing, like Hyphen. And others, like you lot, just disintegrate. And if the Coordinators disintegrate, all the conjunctions disintegrate.” He gave a single clap. “Well, after a prolonged rash, of course.”
And stepped forward in the direction of his enemy. “We are central to speech. Our usefulness and our powers are unrivalled.”
“No word with synonyms is central to speech. Having synonyms makes you optional. Ask your Captain Conjunction. Ask Plus.” Another snort.
But was breathing heavily—struggling to contain his anger, no doubt. After their first encounter, his injuries had been the most severe. “Moreover,” But said. “You plan to replace And with Moreover.”
“Or Furthermore, or Also —”
