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{{quote|''That is the kind of arrant pedantry up with which I will not put.'' |
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|'''[[Authors of Quote|Attributed]] to [[Winston Churchill]] on being criticized for this'''}} |
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A preposition, a specific type of [[wikipedia:Preposition and postposition|adposition]], is a word describing a relationship between two nouns. These include words such as "on", "to", "beneath", "before", etc. |
A preposition, a specific type of [[wikipedia:Preposition and postposition|adposition]], is a word describing a relationship between two nouns. These include words such as "on", "to", "beneath", "before", etc. |
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== [[Web Comics]] == |
== [[Web Comics]] == |
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* In one of the ''[[Order of the Stick]]'' comics that appeared in ''Dragon'' magazine, Vaarsuvius rages at a pair of undead who end ''every single sentence'' with a preposition. When Durkon reproaches V for acting like an uptight English teacher, Vaarsuvius replies, "[[Translation Convention|What is this English you speak]] [[Hypocritical Humor|of?"]] |
* In one of the ''[[The Order of the Stick]]'' comics that appeared in ''Dragon'' magazine, Vaarsuvius rages at a pair of undead who end ''every single sentence'' with a preposition. When Durkon reproaches V for acting like an uptight English teacher, Vaarsuvius replies, "[[Translation Convention|What is this English you speak]] [[Hypocritical Humor|of?"]] |
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== [[Web Original]] == |
== [[Web Original]] == |
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