don't end your sentences in prepositions
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SeraRelm
What are you confused about?
OK, I'll bite. Why not?
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Soliloquy
A preposition is that which with you should not end a sentence. I thought that was made clear
The simplest explanation is that it is a word which conveys location in space and/or time. Words like: on, in, around, through, ahead, behind, before, after, with... This isn't a perfect definition because words like 'of' or 'for' are prepositions but don't really convey space/time information, but as a general rule it functions.
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The funny thing is the whole "no preposition" thing is completely unnecessary as far as actually understanding sentences goes. I've never met a single person who read a sentence ending with a preposition and failed to understand it.
Apparently that's not the case in Latin, but ignoring the rule suits English just fine.
Next on the agenda: who the crap came up with "whom?" and why is every English gender-neutral singular pronoun so awkward to use?
Successful troll is successful.
I really love grammar and words and sentence structure... But I'm really not much of a stickler about it. Although my own writing and speech is fairly taut vis-a-vis whoms and whos and prepositions and so on, I also never say ridiculous things like "About what are you talking?" (although I do say things like "With whom are you going?"... but I like the sound of the word whom.)
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But feeding trolls is fun! That's why they have those little dispensers by the cages that you pop a quarter in to get a handful of those nasty-looking food pellets!
My parents always got us with "____ and I" vs "me and ______"|
Me: "So Me and Chad Sexington went bike riding-"
Them: "Who?"
Me: "Chad Sexing-"
Them: "Who?"
Me: "Me and Chad-"
Them: "Who?"
Me: *sigh* "Chad Sexington and I"
So I started getting them back with "doing well" vs "doing good".
Me: "So Me and Chad Sexington went bike riding-"
Them: "Who?"
Me: "Chad Sexing-"
Them: "Who?"
Me: "Me and Chad-"
Them: "Who?"
Me: *sigh* "Chad Sexington and I"
So I started getting them back with "doing well" vs "doing good".
Ask them if it's "Just between you and I" or "Just between you and me". I have found this causes entertaining arguments among the non-expert grammar Nazis.
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Soliloquy
I think I prefer "Just betwixt us twain." I'm not even sure if it's correct, but no one ever takes the time to argue.
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SeraRelm
I prefer "Listen, do you want to know a secret?"
I would probably say "between you and I", but I don't know or care which is grammatically correct and definitely wouldn't presume to correct anyone else. I just feel "between you and I" sounds better to me.
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makare
As long as I can understand what someone is saying I don't really care about the grammar.
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I personally feel that not enough people say "betwixt" these days.
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makare
I only say it when speaking of bosoms.
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So... often, then?
Wut
For example: "I knew I shouldn't have trusted you, you're an atypical man, just like every other one."
I've been hearing this quite frequently lately.
For me, this is right up there with "irregardless" and the misuse of "literally".
ElJuski
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I've never seen so many people so hot and bothered by a grammar thread. If this was any other poster posting this thread, people would be making all sorts of shitty jokes and guffawing. You guys just can't get enough of giving the dude a hard time.
RE: prepositions, I don't think I do it, but it's one of those things that can be obnoxious if unchecked.
RE: prepositions, I don't think I do it, but it's one of those things that can be obnoxious if unchecked.
Juski stop being a faggot.
"Do you promise not to tell?"
I'll note that in Tin's quoted examples, each of those sentences could be considered clumsy and thus necessitating the preposition. Let's see:
[Person] had not even paid for the dress.
Rained cancelled the match.
Why did you put that there? or For what reason did you put that there?
They must be convinced to take on this commitment.
Each only necessitated a prepositional ending because of the words that were left out of the sentence.
[Person] had not even paid for the dress.
Rained cancelled the match.
Why did you put that there? or For what reason did you put that there?
They must be convinced to take on this commitment.
Each only necessitated a prepositional ending because of the words that were left out of the sentence.
So jay and mathias, why aren't you calling me a nigger? I am as white as I am straight, so the joke is calling me something I'm not, right? I'm just curious why you think it's okay to lob around faggot. I love Louis CK, but you're missing the point by a fucking mile. So, just curious, why aren't you calling me a nigger and posting the Chris Rock youtube?
edit: also lol that NIGGERR is blocked and not faggot
edit: also lol that NIGGERR is blocked and not faggot
Word filtering those words is the most inane nanny state thing ever. It's not like they're ever used around here other than to discuss the words academically. Oh well, except for mathias, he's okay since he saw a Louis CK standup. The N-Word or the F-Word are the dumbest fucking things, and they offend me WAY more than nigger or faggot
ALSO you're making me look like a moron saying "a african american" instead of an
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ALSO you're making me look like a moron saying "a african american" instead of an
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nah, I'd be pretty pissed off if they called me a nigger
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