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How many prepositions can you end a sentence with?

Discussion in 'United Kingdom' started by halibut, Jul 5, 2003.

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  1. halibut

    halibut Ex-Mod star 8 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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    Well, the thread title has one, but I've found one with no less than 5!

    "Mum, what did you bring that book I didn't want to be read to out of up for?"

    Beat that!

    And on a similar vein, I got a sentence with 5 'and's in a row

    "On that fish & chip shop sign, the spaces between 'fish' and 'and' and 'and' and chips are too small"

    And how about this one

    "I'm going to spend the time from twenty-two to two to two to two to mow the lawn"

    "Well, I'm going to spend the time from twenty-two to two to two to two too to mow the lawn!"

    (That's 9 'to's!)
     
  2. Jedi_Loon

    Jedi_Loon Jedi Knight star 5

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    prepos' what?
    :p

     
  3. GrandMoffTarkin

    GrandMoffTarkin Jedi Knight star 5

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    9 together? Pfft! I can get 11!

    In an english essay, James, whereas Peter had had "had", had had "had had". "Had had" had had the examiner's approval.
     
  4. halibut

    halibut Ex-Mod star 8 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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    Yeah, but that's split over two sentences!
     
  5. halibut

    halibut Ex-Mod star 8 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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    Or, you change the 11 'had's to 12 by writing it thus

    James, whereas Peter had had "had," had had "had had." "Had had" had had "had" written next to it as a correction.

    And to improve greatly on the 'and' sentence

    Wouldn't the sentence "I want to put a hyphen between the words FISH and AND and AND and CHIPS in my FISH-AND-CHIPS sign" have been clearer if quotation marks had been placed before "FISH," and between "FISH" and "and," and "and" and "AND," and "AND" and "and," and "and" and "AND," and "AND" and "and," and "and" and "CHIPS," as well as after "CHIPS?"

    21 'and's!!!!!!
     
  6. toochilled

    toochilled Jedi Knight star 5

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    //fails Halibut at English.
     
  7. Darth_Asabrush

    Darth_Asabrush Jedi Grand Master star 5

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    You're all a bunch of fools! :D
     
  8. halibut

    halibut Ex-Mod star 8 VIP - Former Mod/RSA

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    Let's make it 13!

    James, whereas Peter had had "had," had had "had had." Had "Had had" had had "had" written next to it as a correction, then they would have the same!
     
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