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Purging Prepositions

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As nuanced and just-so as they can undoubtedly be, they are pesky for non-native speakers of English. Let's try purging them and see how we get on.

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@FMF

Let us have an example.

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@fmf said
As nuanced and just-so as they can undoubtedly be, they are pesky for non-native speakers of English. Let's try purging them and see how we get on.
I grew in Britain.

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@torunn said
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Yes... ?
Are you talking me?

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Me love you long time any ting you want Fy dolla

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"Ending a sentence with a preposition is something up with which I will not put."

W. Churchill is supposed to have said this. I didn't know that rule.

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@torunn said
"Ending a sentence with a preposition is something up with which I will not put."

W. Churchill is supposed to have said this. I didn't know that rule.
I would not pay any attention it. It's a nonsense "rule".

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@torunn said
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Let us have an example.
You should have waited an example. You messed. Now you're using edit to cover it.

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@phil-kraken said
you no like?
The only 'incorrect' grammar we are looking here are phrases and sentences with their prepositions lopped.

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@fmf said
You should have waited an example. You messed. Now you're using edit to cover it.
oops ....
Now you're using edit cover it.

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me no like you

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@chesstachio said
Me love you long time any ting you want Fy dolla
Was mine right?
It’s hard to be dumber when you are already dumb 🤔

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@kewpie said
oops ....
Now you're using edit cover it.
I added it. However I apologize everyone.

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This thread too hard.

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