Re: preposition
From: | Adam Walker <dreamertwo@...> |
Date: | Monday, March 19, 2001, 11:00 |
>From: Yoon Ha Lee <yl112@...>
>Date: Sun, 18 Mar 2001 10:09:04 -0500
>
>On Sat, 17 Mar 2001, Marcus Smith wrote:
>
> > At 3/17/01 01:54 PM +1100, you wrote:
> > >>What store did you buy that at?
> > >
> > >You'd say that? I would've said 'Where did you buy that?' (or 'Where ja
> > >buy that?')
> > >>
> > >>And even in cases where the preposition is not strictly necessarily,
> > >>like:
> > >>
> > >>Where'd you go to?
> > >>Where do you live at?
> > >This just sound 'broken and wrong'.
> >
> > The all sound perfectly natural to me. I know many peole (including
>myself)
> > who say these things regularly.
>
>I second that. :-p
>
>YHL
I third that. I'll say things like that where ever I am at.
Adam
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