It might be amusing to come into a room and gasp, “Someone in this room has a dangling participle”, then observe who looks where. However suggestive it might sound, a dangling participle is only a crime against grammar, not a jail-able offense, although grammar nazis may disagree.
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Don’t dangle your participle!
Posted: February 26, 2013 in Grammar nazi, Miscellaneous, WordsTags: clear writing, dangling participles, editing, grammar, grammar nazi, miscellaneous, participial phrase, participles, parts of speech, words, writing
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