Learn English – Using ‘after which’ to start a new sentence

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I am a non-native speaker.

In a book I'm currently reading, sentences are often started by 'after which'.

She zipped up her tracksuit jacket.

After which he decided to go upstairs. The other three moved on to coffee.

This sounded odd to me, especially due to the paragraph, because I've seen 'after which' only when combining two independent clauses to a single sentence.

I wonder if this is some humorous style or rather a normal thing one could do without raising a strange undertone.

Best Answer

This seems to me more of the authors style. I haven't ever heard people finish a sentence and then start another sentence with "After which", unless that sentence ended with "of course."

It would read strange to me, perhaps humorous if I had more context.

Common example:

We went for a walk, after which we decided to grab some dinner.

Rarer example used for humorous affect, or to build up suspense:

We went for a walk, and we ended up at her apartment. She invited me in, and we walked up to her door. After which we had tea of course.

Example I have not heard used:

We went for a walk. After which we had dinner.

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