Alternatives to ands or buts (3)
I believe the answer is:
ifs
(Other definitions for ifs that I've seen before include "Suppositions, may be accompanied by buts" , "Conditions or suppositions, may join with buts" , "No ...,ands or buts, no argument allowed" , "If . . . and ands were pots and pans" , "Conditional conjunctions" .)