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Old Wed Dec 10, 2003, 02:22pm
bob jenkins bob jenkins is offline
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Quote:
Originally posted by Mike Burns
That's where I thought he was bringing this mechanic from.

rainmaker (and other English majors) read: "...from whence he was bringing this mechanic". Darn those dangling participles!
Grammar rule #17: It's just "whence," not "from whence."

Grammar rule #22: It's a prepostiion, not a participle.

Grammar rule #7: When dangling, don't use participles.
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