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To: andy58-in-nh
Well, I’ve never been a stickler for grammatical perfection, especially since some turns of phrase are far more effective when they are just left hanging.

I'm not a stickler for perfection either (I've ended sentences improperly before. ;) ), but, there are times when improper usage indicates something other than effectiveness, such as with the Spanish teacher mentioned by Red Boots in post #133.

217 posted on 05/29/2007 7:22:47 AM PDT by LucyJo
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To: LucyJo
Re:the Spanish teacher mentioned by Red Boots in post #133....

I saw that and it does not surprise me that it came from a teacher. I have a visual image of a graying child of the 60's who is still wistfully trying to figure out "where it's at".

224 posted on 05/29/2007 7:28:25 AM PDT by andy58-in-nh
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