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Old 06-27-2005, 08:23 PM   #11
littlemanpoet
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Originally Posted by Sophia the Thunder Mistress
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Dangling prepositions. Sentences (at the very least in written English, Lal) should never end with any of the following: at, of, to, with, for, under. Or any preposition not previously mentioned.
Ah, but then there is the anecdote of Sir Winston Churchill, criticized for his improper use of prepositions and other such, to which he said something to the effect of,
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You criticize my English? Excuse me, but English is my language, and I will speak it as I please, for you make an imposition up with which I will not put!
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