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From: lat@stcvax.UUCP (Larry Tepper)
Newsgroups: net.nlang
Subject: Re: For what is grammar good?
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Date: Tue, 1-May-84 18:32:21 EDT
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The point I was attempting to explore is that there may well be
ways in english to end sentences without a preposition.  I'm thinking
that perhaps we have become lazy.  In response to Gordon Moffet's
reply, how about:

	What are your favorite FAST FOOD restaurants?
	(Maybe I should even say JUNK FOOD???)

I really don't want to know, Gordon :-).  Anyway, the 1st try
I gave, i. e.:

	Is grammar good for anything?

does imply a response beyond just yes or no in spoken language, and
that was my intent in using it.  It reminds me of many frustrating
phone conversations I have had with friends' roommates:

	Me:	Is Pete there?
	Him:	No.
	Me:	... ... Do you know when he'll be back?
	Him:	No.
	Me:	... Do you know where he went?
	Him:	Uhh, I think he said he was going over to Kathy's.
	Me:	Thanks for all the help, I'll try reaching him there.
		Click.
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