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Where do you hang out? #1 (permalink) Fri Dec 26, 2008 4:04 am   Where do you hang out?
 

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Where do you hang out?
That is the question. I know that it's a terrible question. (dangling preposition).

When I respond, "Mostly, at the Mission", does that phrase require a comma between mostly and the rest of the phrase when I write it?
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Where do you hang out? #2 (permalink) Fri Dec 26, 2008 5:55 am   Where do you hang out?
 

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'Out' is not a dangling preposition-- it is an adverb in its right place. No comma is required in your response.
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Where do you hang out? #3 (permalink) Fri Dec 26, 2008 7:02 am   Where do you hang out?
 

Hey, all.
It's my first post here, and I don't want to sound like a total know-it-all,
but I guess with these sort of topics, it's a little hard NOT to, isn't it?
:)

Actually, "out" is not "in the right place", nor is it in the "wrong" place.

It's simply a word within the idiomatic phrase that IS
"hang out".

So at that point, it's no longer "dangling", since it's part of the phrase.

One can make a case for phrases, but that's a different discussion.

To answer the original question: "Grammatically", that's not even a sentence that you're responding with, so the rules are thrown out, anyway; there's no subject; nor is there a verb.

Having said that, it depends on how you want to say it
and what your tone wants to be.

Do you WANT a pause there?

...sorry about all the quotation marks.........
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Where do you hang out? #4 (permalink) Fri Dec 26, 2008 7:05 am   Where do you hang out?
 

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Where is it that you think a subject is missing but required, BeMyIcon?
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Where do you hang out? #5 (permalink) Fri Dec 26, 2008 7:11 am   Where do you hang out?
 

Mister Micawber wrote:
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Where is it that you think a subject is missing but required, BeMyIcon?
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Wow, what a quick response!
:)

"Mostly, at the Mission."

No subject.
No verb.

So if El Nib is asking about correct grammar within that phrase,
why not point out that it's not even a sentence, so who cares about "correctness"?

Hey, I just found this board on a Google search, guys.
And I think it's a really cool concept/idea.

I know a little about how message boards work,
and if I'm intruding on something or not understanding a greater conversation,
SORRY!
:)

I'm just having a few drinks and posting on Christmas, lol.
But again: I LOVE the idea here.

Thanks!

Know what I mean?
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Where do you hang out? #6 (permalink) Fri Dec 26, 2008 7:21 am   Where do you hang out?
 

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It is better not to drink and analyze grammar. It is also more polite to explore a site silently for some time before you decide to contribute.

'Mostly at the Mission' has an understood subject ('I') and an understood verb ('hang out') and is perfectly formed as a natural utterance.
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Where do you hang out? #7 (permalink) Fri Dec 26, 2008 7:25 am   Where do you hang out?
 

Mister Micawber wrote:
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It is better not to drink and analyze grammar. It is also more polite to explore a site silently for some time before you decide to contribute.


O.K., thanks for the advice.
I'm still going to post, though.
LOL.
Kinda thought this was a board about grammar and not etiquette.

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'Mostly at the Mission' has an understood subject ('I') and an understood verb ('hang out') and is perfectly formed as a natural utterance.
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As a "natural utterance" (as you're calling it), it's fine.
But wasn't that my point to begin with?
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Where do you hang out? #8 (permalink) Fri Dec 26, 2008 12:49 pm   Where do you hang out?
 

Thanks for the good advice!
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