Volcano1985  +  958875 Sun, 01 Nov 09 12:30 PM It was the spectacle of monkeys sucking the refreshing juices around the beans that first gave men the idea of tasting them. From there, it was a short step to consuming the beans --. A) themselves B) as theirs C) itself D) by them E) for them Why A, why not E? Volcano1985 Joined on Sun, Apr 1 2007 Full Member 239

	Avangi  +  965592 Sun, 08 Nov 09 11:50 PM You could use E in a humorous sense.  But the result it suggests is unlikely. You see a kid eating an ice cream cone, and you say to him, "That looks good!  Here, I'll eat it for you."  So you snatch it out of his hand and gobble it down!   (Nice guy.) Avangi Joined on Mon, Nov 19 2007 Veteran Member 8,194 ". . . le plaisir delicieux et toujours nouveau d'une occupation inutile." - Henri de Regnier