On Mon, 14 Apr 1997 07:37:58 -0400, "Frank E. Thomson, III" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >"A preposition is a terrible thing to end a sentence with" Winston >Churchill > >---------- >> From: Tongariki <[log in to unmask]> >> To: [log in to unmask] >> Subject: Re: Netiquette >> Date: Sunday, April 13, 1997 11:16 AM >> >> I wish people would get away from repeating the text of the entire >> preceeding exchange. Yes it does provide backgroud, but that is for what >> our e-mail libraires are. (Forgive the antique sentence structure but I >do >> not like ending sentences with prepositions.) The lengthy quotations >just >> take time to scan through to get to the reply! I believe Churchill's statement, upon being accused of ending a sentence with a preposition was, "That is the sort of arrant pedantry up with which I shall not put." Maybe it was Dan Quayle you're thinking of :-)