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Message no. 1
From: The Rev W Spaced Lee <spaced@********.COM>
Subject: [OT] Preposition Pet Peeve
Date: Mon, 2 Mar 1998 11:24:13 -0800
>>>>> MgkellyMJ7 didst say unto the aether thusly:

# i know. if i " had any education i wouldn't end a sentence with a preposition"

A greater lie has never been inflicted upon the masses than this piece
of Victorian nonsense. The greatest master of the english language routinely
ended sentences with prepositions.

"The king hath note of all that they intend,
By interception which they dream not of."
-Henry V, Act 2, Scene 2

"It is an honour that I dream not of"
-Romeo and Juliet, Act 1, Scene 3

There are many other examples in his work......



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Message no. 2
From: MgkellyMJ7 <MgkellyMJ7@***.COM>
Subject: Re: [OT] Preposition Pet Peeve
Date: Mon, 2 Mar 1998 16:57:04 EST
In a message dated 98-03-02 16:49:54 EST, you write:

<< >>>>> MgkellyMJ7 didst say unto the aether thusly:

# i know. if i " had any education i wouldn't end a sentence with a
preposition"

A greater lie has never been inflicted upon the masses than this
piece
of Victorian nonsense. The greatest master of the english language routinely
ended sentences with prepositions.

"The king hath note of all that they intend,
By interception which they dream not of."
-Henry V, Act 2, Scene 2

"It is an honour that I dream not of"
-Romeo and Juliet, Act 1, Scene 3

There are many other examples in his work......


>>
hell, i was just being funny ;]

actually,it was just an excuse to say "okay then. which truck did it fall off
of @$$h01e?"

Mgkelly
Message no. 3
From: Spike <u5a77@*****.CS.KEELE.AC.UK>
Subject: Re: [OT] Preposition Pet Peeve
Date: Tue, 3 Mar 1998 10:32:04 +0000
And verily, did The Rev W Spaced Lee hastily scribble thusly...
| A greater lie has never been inflicted upon the masses than this piece
|of Victorian nonsense. The greatest master of the english language routinely
|ended sentences with prepositions.

Ahhhh, but in his day, there were no rules for spelling, and VERY few for
grammar. The first dictionary was well over a century away. They just
spelled things how they thought they sounded.

I imagine they wrote things down the way they spoke as well.

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