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One can also deploy misplaced prepositions to catch out [[humble|humble-bragger]]s and, at the same time, shame them as [[preposition pedant]]s, using the handy cut-out-and-keep guide below.  
One can also deploy misplaced prepositions to catch out [[humble|humble-bragger]]s and, at the same time, shame them as [[preposition pedant]]s, using the handy cut-out-and-keep guide below.  


“I say! You’ve made it into the [[Legal 500]] as a globally recognised expert on LIBOR remediation! Again! Now that is some recognition you can be truly, but humbly, proud of!”
“I say! You’ve made it into the [[Legal 500]] as a globally recognised [[subject matter expert]] on [[LIBOR]] remediation! ''Again''! Now ''that'' is some recognition you can truly, humbly, be proud of!”


===How to deal with a [[preposition pedant]]===
===How to deal with a [[preposition pedant]]===