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"I am about to--or I am going to-- die: either expression is correct." (Dominque Bouhours [French grammarian], 1702)

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Item added by Enkidu. Added on 11/02/2003
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Molfan
05/05/2008

"I am about to--or I am going to-- die: either expression is correct." (Dominque Bouhours [French grammarian], 1702) 3

kept true blue to speaking correct grammar to the very end. kind of sad when I think about it.

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FranksWildYear s
05/02/2008

"I am about to--or I am going to-- die: either expression is correct." (Dominque Bouhours [French grammarian], 1702) 5

I've always loved this one, but in the back of my mind I suspect it's a giant hoax.  If the French grammarian in question was issuing a final utterance, I'm sure it would have been in French.  Another thought, maybe Lawrence could hire a staff grammarian for RIA.

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abichara
07/17/2005

"I am about to--or I am going to-- die: either expression is correct." (Dominque Bouhours [French grammarian], 1702) 4

Always the linguist to the end I suppose!

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fin_rave
10/18/2004

"I am about to--or I am going to-- die: either expression is correct." (Dominque Bouhours [French grammarian], 1702) 5

Perfect.

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irishgit
03/23/2004

"I am about to--or I am going to-- die: either expression is correct." (Dominque Bouhours [French grammarian], 1702) 4

Talk about making something your life's work.

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kolby1973
12/01/2003

"I am about to--or I am going to-- die: either expression is correct." (Dominque Bouhours [French grammarian], 1702) 5

Very true....

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