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Starlin
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<!--quoteo(post=86544:date=Apr 6 2010, 02:29 PM:name=VanSlawAndCottoCheese)-->QUOTE (VanSlawAndCottoCheese @ Apr 6 2010, 02:29 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=81962:date=Mar 8 2010, 01:04 PM:name=Ace)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Ace @ Mar 8 2010, 01:04 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=81958:date=Mar 8 2010, 11:41 AM:name=Qalex1)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Qalex1 @ Mar 8 2010, 11:41 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec-->FYI about not ending a sentence with a preposition, Winston Churchill once said "This is the sort of bloody nonsense up with which I will not put." It's not actually a rule. Sorry Ace.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->"Rules" are only as applicable as the governing body that espouses them. When it comes to grammar and style, there are no "rules," because there are a number of bodies. But for every one that you could find that would not designate the no-preposition-to-end-a-sentence thing as a "rule," I imagine I could find one that would.
That all said, the prevailing view is that you only honor that "rule" where it wouldn't make the meaning of the sentence more confusing. So I agree.
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Ah, the "don't end a sentence with a preposition" rule: one of the biggest scams perpetrated on English grammar by a few tweedy Latin lovers (perhaps originally just one grammarian at first). Latin has case endings on nouns that signal that the nouns are objects of nearby prepositions. English does not. <b>The whole "rule" forbidding prepositions and their objects from straying can probably be traced to some curmudgeonly transcriber with his knickers in a wad, probably a Cardinals fan centuries before his time.</b>
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Slaw, you are truly a great addition to the site.
That was a classic post, from beginning to end.
There's nothing better than to realize that the good things about youth don't end with youth itself. It's a matter of realizing that life can be renewed every day you get out of bed without baggage. It's tough to get there, but it's better than the dark thoughts. -Lance
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Starlin - by Clapp - 03-07-2010, 02:46 PM
Starlin - by Ace - 03-07-2010, 02:48 PM
Starlin - by Scarey - 03-07-2010, 02:59 PM
Starlin - by Clapp - 03-07-2010, 03:19 PM
Starlin - by Clapp - 03-07-2010, 03:22 PM
Starlin - by Ace - 03-07-2010, 03:30 PM
Starlin - by rok - 03-07-2010, 03:45 PM
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Starlin - by jstraw - 03-07-2010, 04:05 PM
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Starlin - by rok - 03-07-2010, 05:50 PM
Starlin - by Clapp - 03-07-2010, 05:52 PM
Starlin - by Scarey - 03-07-2010, 07:10 PM
Starlin - by Ace - 03-07-2010, 07:15 PM
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