** Reply to note from Assembly for the Teaching of English Grammar              <[log in to unmask]>         Tue, 22 May 2001 14:49:19 -0800

I'm perplexed:

1. "Despite the weather, we're going fishing!" This sounds ok to me.

2. I committed a mortal sin and looked in Webster's Second. It identifies 'despite'
as a preposition, and gives the following example: "Despite his prejudices."

I have the awful feeling I'm missing something -- but what's a friendly list-serve
for?

__________________________
David E. Sawyer, PhD
Chair, Department of English
North Hennepin Community College
Treasurer, Assembly For the Teaching of English Grammar
[log in to unmask]
[O](763) 424-0832; [H](612) 929-3713

To join or leave this LISTSERV list, please visit the list's web interface at:
     http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/ateg.html
and select "Join or leave the list"

Visit ATEG's web site at http://ateg.org/