Proper Grammar
On my 66th birthday, I got a gift certificate from my wife. The certificate
paid for a visit to a medicine man living on a nearby reservation who was
rumored to have a wonderful cure for erectile dysfunction. After being
persuaded, I drove to the reservation, handed my ticket to the medicine man
and wondered what would happen next.
The old man slowly, methodically produced a potion, handed it to me, and
with a grip on my shoulder, warned, "This is powerful medicine and it must
be respected. You take only a teaspoonful and then say '1-2-3. 'When you do
that, you will become more manly than you have ever been in your life and
you can perform as long as you want."
I was encouraged. As I walked away, I turned and asked, "How do I stop the
medicine from working?" "Your partner must say '1-2-3-4,' he responded.
"But when she does, the medicine will not work again until the next full
moon."
I was very eager to see if it worked so I went home, showered, shaved, took
a spoonful of the medicine, and then invited my wife to join me in the
bedroom. When she came in, I took off my clothes and said, "1-2-3!"
Immediately, I was the manliest of men. My wife was excited and began
throwing off her clothes. And then she asked, "What was the 1-2-3 for?"
And that, boys and girls, is why we should never end our sentences with a
preposition!
ONE COULD END UP WITH A DANGLING PARTICIPLE!!
