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    I have a friend who always ends a sentence like this "I'll get to it after." shouldn't she be saying "afterward?"

    how can I explain the grammar rule to her?

    0  Views: 967 Answers: 5 Posted: 11 years ago
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    I think you should ask your friend "after what"?  


    After the ball is over?   After the break of dawn?   After the dancers' leaving?  After the stars are gone?      

    Clonge

    After Niagara Falls?

    Be glad you have a friend! Don't worry about grammar!

    At least she’s not using a preposition at the end of the sentence. Maybe she’s just trying to be proper…..


     

    Bob/PKB

    Actually, "after" can be used as a preposition, and that's probably just what the friend is doing, as she doesn't finish the phrase by letting us know after "what".
    jhharlan

    Show off. I’ll bet you were one hell-a-va teacher………..
    Bob/PKB

    There were a few good moments....

    Suggest (if you must) "I'll get to it later".

    It's just an abbreviation.



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