Re: I need your comment on "future tense"

MrPedantic — Mon, 15 Aug 2005 22:46:05 GMT

Roro wrote:

Hello MrPedantic. I have an off-topic-question, As to the wordãprepositionãwhich you kindly forced on me. The following is its definition (from Webster's online dictionary): ââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââ 1. A function word that combines with a noun or pronoun or noun phrase to form a prepositional phrase that can have an adverbial or adjectival relation to some other word. 2. (linguistics) the placing of one linguistic element before another (as placing a modifier before the word it modifies in a sentence or placing an affix before the base to which it is attached). ââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââ My question is: why one of the section in this EnglishForums is namedãWords, puns, jokes and prepositionsã? Prepositions ... it's a most uninteresting part of speech. I had been thinking so. But ... jokes and prepositions .... why? Please help.

Hello Roro!

I'm sorry about the prepositions. It wasn't my choice. I've been stuck in the washroom all day. (What do people do in there? It's disgraceful...irregular verbs in lipstick all over the mirrors...)

But you're right, they are a little dull.

As for the title of that section â Words, puns, jokes and prepositions

â I have no idea. It's a question I haven't liked to ask, in case people stare at me and say, What, MrP? You don't know?

But the truth is â I don't know.

I'll see if I can find out...

MrP

Re: I need your comment on "future tense"

Roro — Mon, 15 Aug 2005 10:00:57 GMT

Dear Pastel. Did you know this pictorial symbol? âè°·â (Oh my God...) I remember using it for the first time when all of my data were vanished, in a flash, because of my lack of care. I like it, though!
For those who don't know Kanji: this hieroglyph ..è°·.. means 'valley.'
ââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââ
(Pastel. What happened? I hope I didn't hurt you by my careless words. If so, let me know. Let's enjoy discussing. I think I understand you. That is: The context & the speaker's intention are the most important factors. But there's no rule at all..? I wonder. I'm interested in your question, but I don't think I'm wrong at all. Well... I'll keep quiet a bit. I try, at least!)

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Hello MrPedantic. I have an off-topic-question, As to the wordãprepositionãwhich you kindly forced on me. The following is its definition (from Webster's online dictionary):
ââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââ
1. A function word that combines with a noun or pronoun or noun phrase to form a prepositional phrase that can have an adverbial or adjectival relation to some other word.
2. (linguistics) the placing of one linguistic element before another (as placing a modifier before the word it modifies in a sentence or placing an affix before the base to which it is attached).
ââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââââ
My question is: why one of the section in this EnglishForums is namedãWords, puns, jokes and prepositionsã?
Prepositions ... it's a most uninteresting part of speech. I had been thinking so.
But ... jokes and prepositions .... why?
Please help.

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Re: I need your comment on "future tense"

Re: I need your comment on "future tense"