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alaskayorkie · 10-19-2010, 02:04 PM

I ban QS for perpetuating a myth. It would have been incorrect if I'd written, "something you always thumb your nose." And awkward if I'd tried to please the old-school grammarians with this: "something at which your nose is thumbed."

10-19-2010, 02:04 PM	#21294
alaskayorkie Banning Thread Dictator Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Anchorage Posts: 30,843 Blog Entries: 57	I ban QS for perpetuating a myth. It would have been incorrect if I'd written, "something you always thumb your nose." And awkward if I'd tried to please the old-school grammarians with this: "something at which your nose is thumbed." __________________ Mike ~ Doting Dad to Jillie, Harper, Molly, Cooper, Eddie (RIP), Lucy (RIP), Rusty (RIP) and Jack (RIP). Check us out on YouTube