Why proper English matters

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On his 74th birthday, a man got a gift certificate from his wife.
 
The certificate paid for a visit to a medicine man living on a nearby reservation who was rumored to have a wonderful cure for erectile dysfunction. After being persuaded, he drove to the reservation, handed his ticket to the medicine man and wondered what he was in for.
 
The medicine man slowly, methodically, produced a potion, handed it to him, and with a grip on his shoulder, warned, “This is powerful medicine and it must be respected. You take only a teaspoonful and then say ‘1-2-3’. When you do that, you will become more manly than you have ever been in your life and you can perform as long as you want.”
 
The man was encouraged. As he walked away, he turned to the medicine man and asked, “How do I stop the medicine from working?”
 
“Your partner must say ‘1-2-3-4,'” he responded. “But when she does, the medicine will not work again until the next full moon.”
 
He was very eager to see if it worked so he went home, showered, shaved, took a spoonful of the medicine, and then invited his wife to join him in the bedroom. When she came in, he took off his clothes and said, “1-2-3!”
 
Immediately, he was the manliest of men. His wife was excited and began throwing off her clothes. And then she asked, “What was the 1-2-3 for?”
 
And that, boys and girls, is why we should never end our sentences with a preposition.
 
OR ONE COULD END UP WITH A DANGLING PARTICIPLE!!
 
Thanks Strega
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7 thoughts on “Why proper English matters”

  7. One of my guys asked: “Where should I run this conduit to?”
    I was messing with him when I corrected his grammar by mentioning his ending of a sentence with a preposition.
    He corrected himself by saying: “OK, Where should I run this conduit to, A$$HOLE?”

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