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Whether or not they end sentences with them, [[mediocre lawyer|lawyer]]s can still have plenty of fun with prepositions. The easiest upgrade is to substitute normal [[preposition]]s with cumbersome [[compound preposition]]s cobbled out of {{tag|noun}}s, {{tag|conjunction}}s and other flotsam and jetsam of the English language. | Whether or not they end sentences with them, [[mediocre lawyer|lawyer]]s can still have plenty of fun with prepositions. The easiest upgrade is to substitute normal [[preposition]]s with cumbersome [[compound preposition]]s cobbled out of {{tag|noun}}s, {{tag|conjunction}}s and other flotsam and jetsam of the English language. | ||
===How to deal with a preposition pedant=== | It is also a way of catching out a [[humble|humble-bragger]] and, at the same time, shaming him as a [[preposition pedant]] using the handy cut-out-and-keep guide below. | ||
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===How to deal with a [[preposition pedant]]=== | |||
From an etiquette perspective, there is only one way of dealing with a preposition pedant, and it is as set out in the following dramatisation: | From an etiquette perspective, there is only one way of dealing with a preposition pedant, and it is as set out in the following dramatisation: | ||