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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 Aug 1, 2005

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 goi...

flomojopoanode Aug 1, 2005

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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