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From: jmc@riccb.UUCP (Jeff McQuinn )
Newsgroups: net.jokes
Subject: Re: Prepositions
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Date: Fri, 23-Aug-85 08:48:57 EDT
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> "That is a situation up with which we will not put."
> 
> In this case, it is considered better to end the sentence with a preposition
> than to make such an awkward sentence.
> 

 "That is a situation, which we will not tolerate."

It would seem that if a sentence only sounds right when ending in a preposition,
it probably is worded incorrectly!

				Jeff McQuinn just VAXing around