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From: rh@mit-eddie.UUCP (Randy Haskins)
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Subject: Re: For what is grammar good? - (nf)
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Date: Mon, 16-Apr-84 23:03:05 EST
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Posted: Mon Apr 16 23:03:05 1984
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Come on, we're supposed to at least "think" like computer scientists a
bit.  "Put up with" is, abstractly, a verb (all three words make up the
verb unit).  It is totally different from anything having to do with the
simple verb "put."  (Okay, so "put" is one of our wierd multi-duty
verbs...).  "Accustomed to" is similar.  The list is endless.  When you
say "That is something I won't put up with," *I* don't think you are
ending the sentence with a preposition.  On the other hand, it is a
bit colloquial...
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Randwulf  (Randy Haskins);  Path= genrad!mit-eddie!rh