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To: ASA Vet
What's the penalty for not knowing a preposition is something to never end a sentence with?

You do realize that you ended your sentence with a preposition? Reminds me of an old joke.

A Texas college student went to South Padre for spring break. There were college students there from all over the country. He sat down at a bar next to another student and tried to make polite conversation.

"Howdy. I'm from Texas A & M. Where do you go to school at?" the Texan asked. "I attend Harvard, a university where students are intelligent enough to know not to end a sentence with a preposition," the other student responded.

The Aggie thought for a moment and replied, "Well pardon me. Where do you go to school at, asshole?"

53 posted on 06/07/2015 12:25:28 PM PDT by kennedy (No relation to those other Kennedys.)
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To: kennedy
You do realize that you ended your sentence with a preposition?

Of course I realized. It is a very old joke.

68 posted on 06/08/2015 1:34:45 AM PDT by ASA Vet (Mossberg 930 SPX)
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