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I am entranced with Ed V's entry!

There's an old, old story ascribed to Sir Winston Churchill. He was, as is well known, a stickler for proper English (note that that's English, not American!). When told that he shouldn't end a sentence with a preposition, he reportedly said, "That is an imposition up with which I will not put!" Or, words to that effect!

My late wife taught English to 6th to 9th graders (junior high schoolers). It used to frustrate her excessively when trying to get them to write correctly, let alone speak correctly! She passed away without really knowing about today's penchant for texting, wherein grammar and spelling have long since gone the way of the dodo!

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