Date:  Thu, 3 Apr 1997 08:43:19 +0000
<br>From:  "E.W. Gilman"  egilman[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]WEBSTER.M-W.COM 
<br>Subject: for to
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<br>I guess the point of an email list is to never have to look in books.
<br> For to_ is in W3, and for historical background see DARE II_ for_ prep.
<br>B1b (from 1795) and OED prep. 11 (includes George Washington and
<br>Abigail Adams.
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