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To: AppyPappy
Then she says to me, "He's so stupid. How stupid does he think we all are?"

TWWEEEEEET! Preposition at the end of a sentence. That's a 5 yard penalty. Repeat the down....at. TWEEEET!

The word "are" isn't a preposition. Where did you learn your English at? :=)

17 posted on 10/14/2004 1:14:26 PM PDT by Bob
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To: Bob
The word "are" isn't a preposition. Where did you learn your English at? :=)

The ending of a sentence with a preposition is something up with which I will not put! (Thank you Sir Winston)

24 posted on 10/14/2004 1:21:03 PM PDT by mc5cents ("We will have to take things away from you on behalf of the common good." Hillary Clinton)
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***Where did you learn your English at? :=)***

LOL!

Which gives me a chance to quote my favorite Churchill saying. When criticized for using a preposition at the end of a sentence, Churchill wrote, "This is the sort of errant pedantry up with which I will not put."


28 posted on 10/14/2004 2:09:40 PM PDT by kitkat
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