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7 Sep 2024 15:22:10 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Question about English grammar  
From: Jim Henderson
Date: 30 Jun 2008 17:14:55
Message: <48694ccf$1@news.povray.org>
On Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:38:44 -0700, Darren New wrote:

> Jim Henderson wrote:
>> On Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:17:31 -0700, Darren New wrote:
>> 
>>> Good -> "This is not something I'll put up with."
>> 
>> I wouldn't put up with this. ;-)
> 
> Of course you can rephrase any sentence. "This is not something up with
> which I shall put!"  I was giving an example where leaving the
> preposition off the end of the sentence changes its meaning, not
> implying that you couldn't get around the problem.

I just couldn't resist, since the sentence made sense in response as well 
as as a demonstration. :-)


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