Prose Contest Announcement

@very-rusty said
No lemon read and try to understand the question that was asked! 😉

-VR

yes you can
is that clear enough for you

@very-rusty said
Can you use 'is' at the end of a sentence?

-VR

Everyone else is.

@the-gravedigger said
Everyone else is.

Thank you, I didn't think you could use it at the end of a sentence.

So I could say: leave it as it is?

-VR

@very-rusty said
Thank you, I didn't think you could use it at the end of a sentence.

So I could say: leave it as it is?

-VR

“From now on, ending a sentence with a preposition is something up with which I will not put.”

. . .comes to mind. Winston Churchill is said to have said it.

@torunn said
“From now on, ending a sentence with a preposition is something up with which I will not put.”

. . .comes to mind. Winston Churchill is said to have said it.

and that's the way it is

@very-rusty said
Can you use 'is' at the end of a sentence?

-VR

Yes.

@ghost-of-a-duke said
Yes.

So is wouldn't be considered a preposition?

English is a hard language.

-VR

@very-rusty said
So is wouldn't be considered a preposition?

English is a hard language.

-VR

'Is' is a verb.

@torunn said
'Is' is a verb.

I like sentences ending in 'is' as invariably they are short and snappy.

@torunn said
'Is' is a verb.

So prepositions would be words like in, into, near, of, off, on, to, toward, under, upon?

-VR

@very-rusty said
So prepositions would be words like in, into, near, of, off, on, to, toward, under, upon?

-VR

It's okay to end a sentence with a preposition, though perhaps only in a casual way. (Not in a letter to your lawyer).

@ghost-of-a-duke said
It's okay to end a sentence with a preposition, though perhaps only in a casual way. (Not in a letter to your lawyer).

I have a journalist friend who does anything I need sent to my lawyer.

He told me last time I gave him something to read that I broke every English rule.

He use to write in our local newspaper and taught him the fundamental's in chess, he now plays between 1800-2000 level and runs the club I taught him in. I believe he was voted in as President again.

-VR

@very-rusty said
I have a journalist friend who does anything I need sent to my lawyer.

He told me last time I gave him something to read that I broke every English rule.

He use to write in our local newspaper and taught him the fundamental's in chess, he now plays between 1800-2000 level and runs the club I taught him in. I believe he was voted in as President again.

-VR

Biden? 😲

Are you going to vote this year in the prose competition? Or just here for the free sandwiches?

@very-rusty said
I have a journalist friend who does anything I need sent to my lawyer.

He told me last time I gave him something to read that I broke every English rule.

He use to write in our local newspaper and taught him the fundamental's in chess, he now plays between 1800-2000 level and runs the club I taught him in. I believe he was voted in as President again.

-VR

I smell manure in the air

@ghost-of-a-duke said

Are you going to vote this year in the prose competition? Or just here for the free sandwiches?

I probably shouldn't be asking about Prepositions in a Prose Contest. Just trying to learn the language a little better is all. I will not discuss it anymore.

-VR