On the subject of ending sentences with prepositions, people often recount a story involving Winston Churchill. When an editor dared to change a sentence of Churchill's that appeared to end inappropriately with a preposition, Churchill responded by writing to the editor, "This is the kind of impertinence up with which I shall not put." His purpose, of course, was to illustrate the awkwardness that can result from rigid adherence to the notion that prepositions at the end of sentences are always incorrect.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2006 12:27 PM To: horn@music.memphis.edu Subject: Re: [Hornlist] Re: Horn Digest, Vol 41, Issue 20 Irregardless is not a word, and constitutes a double negative. Also, a preposition is not a good word to end a sentence with regardless of the rules that YOU grew up with. -----Original Message----- From: Bo Gusman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: horn@music.memphis.edu Sent: Mon, 15 May 2006 21:18:23 -0700 Subject: [Hornlist] Re: Horn Digest, Vol 41, Issue 20 Two, supposedly different writers said... > Intentionally > sloppy writing, in email or anywhere else, is not something up with which > anyone should have to put. > > ROTFLMAO! > Flaming another user because > their chosen mode of communication doesn't meet your grammar > standards doesn't only reflect on their literacy, it reflects on your > own [digital] literacy as well. > Er, shirley you meant [digital] illiteracy. You know, folks, much ado about nothing. Language lives, it breaths, it changes, it dies. Irregardless of the rules that YOU grew up with, I myself refuse to be harASSed by those who can't pronunciate HAIRass. Can we go back to talking about something that we have control over? Like, uh, screw rim bell grease? Bo _______________________________________________ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/billbamberg%40aol.com ________________________________________________________________________ Check out AOL.com today. Breaking news, video search, pictures, email and IM. All on demand. Always Free. _______________________________________________ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/bgross%40airmail.net _______________________________________________ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
