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That's probably because it's the verbal equivalent of 'so' followed by a comma, when it often becomes an alternative to 'errr' or 'yer know'.

Looks much better. The original was an example of the damage the plain English campaign has done to the English language.

I was always taught not to start sentences with 'and', and by and large I still agree with that. Have to accept the authority of Fowler's, though - even though they don't actually go as far as to say it's right! Many congratulations for being able to actually find something in Fowler's by the...

So many people appear to think, incorrectly, that is wrong to start a sentence with "so".