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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 _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com