Okay, the hint I took it
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Friday, July 27, 2012
How To Write Gooder Than I Am
5 comments:
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BlogDog said...
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In RE #2:
I was going to read to my little brother who was in his upstairs bedroom but when I walked into the room he said, "What did you bring the book I didn't want to be read to out of up for?" -
7/27/12, 9:10 PM
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Helly said...
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Interesting and informative, as usual.
To become the Best Blogger in the World, one must embrace Horace's advice: dulce et utile. IOW, the ancient and untarnished secret of capturing an audience is delivering something sweet and something useful.
Congratulations Rodger, BBitW & RKoF. (More LP, plz.) -
7/27/12, 11:59 PM
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Anonymous said...
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"Dear Dr. Science,
Is there a reason for not ending a sentence with a preposition that you can think of?
I must admit I don't know where you're coming from. Correct usage in English and Science is something I've devoted my whole life to. Of course, if I say anything you can't understand, it will just become a new hammer you can try to hit me or another expert over the head with. There are plenty of people like you I can't hope to change the mind of. But then, I've dealt with people like you before. People who don't really want to learn, but just hope to find someone they can publicly disagree with. There's little I can say that your type won't find something to object to. But getting back to your question, no there's really no reason for not ending a sentence with a preposition, at least none I can think of."
GrinfilledCelt -
7/28/12, 1:42 AM
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Alear said...
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So, earlier today, I'm considering buying a copy of Strunk and White for everyone I work with (in the hundreds, big shop). For the link, I check Amazon, and find out it's free for the taking.
USA!!! UAS!!! USA!!! -
7/28/12, 12:57 PM
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DougM said...
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• They left out the erroneous use of, well, you know … ellipses.
• Ending a sentence with a preposition is one of the things up with which they will not put. A sentence should end with "until you are dead."
• Looks like dangling participles and split infinitives are okay now.
• Parenthetical remarks should only be used to indicate responses to questions by one's imaginary friend.
(What? No, it doesn't have to be a question.) -
7/28/12, 9:39 PM
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