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web-toedchloe Jul 26, 2005

I hate it when people cut out the definite and indefinite articles! I don't care, that's not about where you live, it's just poor grammar. It's not like schools in PA teach kids different rules o...

flomojopoanode Aug 1, 2005

Although I hate it, too, I have to bring up a point here, di. When you were say 13, where did you go every morning for about 6 hours? Finish this sentence, adding the word or words necessary in...

web-toedchloe Aug 1, 2005

No, I don't think you really made a point. I'm not sure why there's not supposed to be a definite article before "school", but I'm going to research it. I know there shouldn't be one before "meet...

flomojopoanode Aug 1, 2005

you lost me at "no"

web-toedchloe web-toedchloeOG 2001

You could compare it to the way you say, "I am going home". The proper way is probably: "I am going to my home." Just like you say, "I am going to school", but probably should say, "I am going to my school." I think the colloquialism makes it ok.

flomojopoanode flomojopoanodeFounder

you lost me at "you"

flomojopoanode flomojopoanodeFounder

so maybe they're really saying, "I'm going to my meeting" when they say, "I'm going to meeting"

web-toedchloe web-toedchloeOG 2001

Well, yeah, but I'm saying that I think the only two words you can remove the "to my" in are "home" and "school". That's why I think they're exceptions because they're colloquialisms.

flomojopoanode flomojopoanodeFounder

you lost me at "well"

fivezero fivezeroOG 2003

you knuckleheads never had me

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