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Dangling Participle
Bluechip:
All this grammar stuff is beyond me ... :scratch:
I'll just stick to 'flying capacitors' ....
BC
DaveH:
It's just a bit of fun :D :D :D
Who gives a ......
:beer:
DaveH
mklotz:
--- Quote from: andyf on June 06, 2011, 01:28:31 PM ---
They had similar ideas about dangling participles, and thus would hate "A participle is not something you should end a sentence with."
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"With" is a preposition, not a participle, although not using either to end a sentence is advisable.
--- Quote ---No-one took much notice of the pedants...
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A fact that becomes achingly obvious whenever one reads any of the internet fora.
DaveH:
Marv,
--- Quote from: mklotz on June 06, 2011, 01:53:50 PM ---
"With" is a preposition, not a participle, although not using either to end a sentence is advisable.
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Unless you cannot think of anything else to end it with. :lol: :lol: :lol:
:beer:
DaveH
PekkaNF:
Three minutes ago I thought I knew least some English...now I'm not sure anymore.
I only know one joke: Pronoun is noun that has lost amateur status.
That probably makes me plain noun here. I hope it's noun I like.
Pekka
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