Way back on National Preposition Day, Roger Shuy wondered what things would be like if we just got rid of those pesky prepositions. In the meantime, I was corresponding with a student who wanted to enroll in a course of mine next quarter. When I granted permission, the student wrote (emphasis on the eggcorn added):
I thought I would end up going through linguistics with drawls next quarter.
I think Roger needn't worry. Even if we tried to get rid of prepositions, they'll just keep coming back.
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Posted by Eric Bakovic at December 18, 2007 04:53 AM