Bill, I'm coming in during the middle of this thread, so pardon me if my comment has been already made or discounted. I've found that one of the best tests of a conjunctive adverb is that it, unlke subordinating conjunctions in general, can't be moved around. 'albeit' and 'though' can, but I think that nonetheless they haven't gained widespread acceptance as conjunctive adverbs. That is, they haven't reached the convention status yet. They seem to reflect the problem that we often face w/ grammar--the fact that so many words fit on a continium of being this part of speech or that part of speech, rather than the neat categorical way of thinking that we like to use when describing language. In some ways, then, I'd call the sample sentences stylistic problems rather than grammatical errors. They are defensible grammatically as conjunctive adverbs but probably aren't the best choices for the student's writing situation, given the fact that we are having to have this discussion in the 1st place. That's my humble take on it anyhow. larry beason