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- From: bradj@oakhill.sps.mot.com (Brad R. Johnson)
- Subject: Re: RIDDLES (involving no survivors,bears,birds or bus drivers)
- Message-ID: <1992Dec23.001208.10089@oakhill.sps.mot.com>
- Organization: Motorola Inc., Austin Tx.
- References: <Bz1MEK.H8F@newcastle.ac.uk> <1992Dec17.230031.13567@porthos.cc.bellcore.com> <1992Dec22.103641.16913@reed.edu>
- Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1992 00:12:08 GMT
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- In article <1992Dec22.103641.16913@reed.edu> mlsmith@reed.edu (Marty L. Smith) writes:
- >In article <1992Dec17.230031.13567@porthos.cc.bellcore.com> mrc@dasher.cc.bellcore.com (cole,melody r) writes:
- >>>
- >>> Is it possible to construct a sentence in English which contains five
- >>>consecutive "and"s and doesn't break any rules of English
- >>>grammar/syntax/semantics (i.e. it has to make sense)?
- >
- >People following this thread may also be interested in this challenge: How
- >many consecutive prepositions can you end a sentence with *without* quoting.
- >That is to say, no talking about the prepositions as words; you have to use
- >them for real. I know one that has five, but I'm sure that can be improved
- >upon.
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- As far as I know, a preposition is not something one can legally end a
- sentence with. Therefore, you are automatically allowing us to break
- the rules of English grammar through to over around near into under.
- There, that's seven.
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- Yeah, I know, it is the spirit of the question that my answer is without.
-
- Brad
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