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If you could permanently ban a word from general usage, which one would it be? Why?
As a preposition, with is supposed to be a simple, âinnocentâ word functioning in similar ways to those of other prepositions such as âinâ, âatâ, âoverâ, âunderâ, âtowardâ and âbeforeâ:
Having purchased a pizza with his own money, Charlie Brown departed with Snoopy who picked a fight with Woodstock earlier.
The first with signifies âas an instrument; by means ofâ; the second denotes âin the company of; alongside; along side of; close to; near toâ; and the third means âagainstâ.
This particular W word, like many other much abused four-letter words, has been strained, stretched and wranggled excessively in its usage. Anyone contemplating starting a sentence with the W word is staring down the barrel of an unruly gun prone to firing ungrammatical projectiles. For those who wish to be clearâŚ
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