tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post5817242659585816930..comments2024-03-10T23:01:51.493-05:00Comments on Stupid Motivational Tricks / Bemsha Swing: "Sam taught Emily and I how to make tortillas" Jonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09371893596402673898noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post-25526516842922197492016-08-25T09:10:34.306-05:002016-08-25T09:10:34.306-05:00Sorry, brain addled by jetlag insomnia. I should h...Sorry, brain addled by jetlag insomnia. I should have written "verb" instead of "preposition"!Andrew Shieldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02804655739574694901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post-84398431411686274482016-08-25T09:03:20.056-05:002016-08-25T09:03:20.056-05:00Where is the preposition here, though? I'm not...Where is the preposition here, though? I'm not seeing one. Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09371893596402673898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post-31273774525539965532016-08-25T06:51:02.163-05:002016-08-25T06:51:02.163-05:00The issue is whether the preposition determines th...The issue is whether the preposition determines the case of the pronoun or whether the coordinator does. The standard textbooks say that the preposition always does; analysis of real usage shows that often the coordination determines the case as a fixed form.Andrew Shieldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02804655739574694901noreply@blogger.com