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To: Jacques Chitte who wrote (1612)11/24/1998 10:40:00 PM
From: Dayuhan  Respond to of 4711
 
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To: Jacques Chitte who wrote (1612)11/24/1998 10:52:00 PM
From: jbe  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 4711
 
<<The queen told the page to enter quietly into the chamber where the king was sleeping.>>

A fine solution, Lather. Applause!

BTW, I watch so little television...IS there a show called "The Next Genitalia"? Don't laugh. I wouldn't be surprised if there were.

jbe



To: Jacques Chitte who wrote (1612)11/25/1998 7:34:00 PM
From: E  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 4711
 
<<The queen told the page to enter quietly into the chamber where the king was sleeping.>>

While we're talking about this, I know it's considered good usage, and even a little extra fancy, but doesn't the "into" of "enter into" seem logically redundant? I mean, "enter" already contains "into." I've wondered about this.