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Posted by Lisa (Member # 8384) on :

There's more than one way to cure a dangling preposition.

Posted by Will B (Member # 7931) on :

In this thread, I go Pogo.

Posted by Lisa (Member # 8384) on :

Er, huh?

Posted by Will B (Member # 7931) on :

http://www.igopogo.com/campaign_buttons.htm explains it as well as it can be explained!

Posted by SenojRetep (Member # 8614) on :

I agree.

To quote the late Barrett Wendell, a Harvard professor of rhetoric, "the preposition is a very poor word to end a sentence with."

Furthermore...

Guy in a cowboy hat approaching guy in a Harvard sweater.
Texan: Excuse me, son, do you know where the library's at?
Harvard Guy: At Harvard, we do not end our sentences in prepositions.
Texan: Sorry -- do you know where the library's at, a*****e?

Posted by Lisa (Member # 8384) on :

quote:
Originally posted by SenojRetep:
Guy in a cowboy hat approaching guy in a Harvard sweater.
Texan: Excuse me, son, do you know where the library's at?
Harvard Guy: At Harvard, we do not end our sentences in prepositions.
Texan: Sorry -- do you know where the library's at, a*****e?

The first time I saw that kind of thing was in one of the Guardians of the Flame books (Joel Rosenberg), and I exploded laughing.