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[Pineapple Hunter]

I'm not sure your status as Mr. DICKtionary entitles you to examine others' grammar and sentence structure...   But yes, badly phrased from me.

Oh, no, don't get him wrong. It absolutely entitles him to.

 

[Invader]

A dictionary only covers words, not grammar. 

 

[SinisterMinisterX]

Are you underestimating The Minister, punk? Such actions are ill-advised.

 

[Pineapple Hunter]

A dictionary only covers words, not grammar.   

I was thinking of his other title: "Lord of Syntax". 

 

[Wästed The Great]

How bout 'The Minister of Sin Tax'   

 

[____no5]

"Or"?

Or rules  

You can start/ finish a sentence with or, but now or is the sentence  

 

[Albie]

I'd like to see an example of or finishing a sentence.

 

[MisterAJ]

Not to ruin this riveting debate, but has anyone tried the flash game MyBrute..?

It's one of the two web-games, were you create a character and have a account, that I'm currently obsessing over...

It's ridiculously addictive...

Link for those who are bored:

http://misteraj.mybrute.com

 

[____no5]

I'd like to see an example of or finishing a sentence.

Speak English or.

 

[Albie]

Hmmm, debatable if that constitutes a good sentence. But what do I know, I'm not really the Dark Lord of syntax.

 

[____no5]

Hmmm, debatable if that constitutes a good sentence. But what do I know, I'm not really the Dark Lord of syntax.

Are you leaving now, or..?

 

[Pineapple Hunter]

Speak English or.

Yeah, see... that's not even a subordinate clause yet, honey.

 

[Invader]

Are you leaving now, or..?

Or what?  You didn't finish the sentence.

 

[Pineapple Hunter]

I don't think you can end a sentence with a conjunction.

 

[Perun]

"What it is good for" - is for a conjunction in this case?

 

[MisterAJ]

Next time, I'll take the  pictures.. 

.............AND YOU CAN LET THE FREAKIN' BEAR OUT!!!!

 

[Pineapple Hunter]

"What it is good for" - is for a conjunction in this case?

I think it's a preposition in that context. A conjunction connects two words or phrases together and "for" is usually used as a co-ordinating conjunction and defines purpose between two syntactically equal ideas. Unfortunately, in the case of the sentence above, there is nothing to connect. Conjunctions only connect.



Only connect! That was the whole of her sermon. Only connect the prose and the passion and both will be exalted, and human love will be seen at its height. Live in fragments no longer.

 

[SinisterMinisterX]

Of course you can end a sentence with "or". I just did.

 

[____no5]

Yeah, see... that's not even a subordinate clause yet, honey.

Speaking of which : are you single, or...?

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Of course you can end a sentence with "or"
He just did.
I just did.

 

[Albie]

Of course you can end a sentence with "or". I just did.

That is class.