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:''SCENE: Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire. An INNOCENT tourist, whom we expect hails from the Mid-West, accosts a local rambler. Little beknown to him, the rambler is a PEDANT.''
:''SCENE: Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire. An INNOCENT tourist, whom we expect hails from the Mid-West, accosts a local rambler. Little beknown to him, the rambler is a PEDANT.''
:'''Innocent''' ''(in Sherwood forest)'': Say: where’s this Robin Hood at?  
:'''Innocent''': Say: where’s this Robin Hood at?  
:'''Pedant''': You know, you really shouldn’t put a preposition at the end of a sentence.
:'''Pedant''': You know, you really shouldn’t put a preposition at the end of a sentence.
:'''Innocent''': All right then. Say: where’s this Robin Hood at, ''asshole''?
:'''Innocent''': All right, then. ''(clears throat)'' Say: where’s this Robin Hood at, ''asshole''?
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