Date:  Tue, 2 Dec 1997 17:00:09 -0600
From:  "Donald M. Lance" <engdl[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]SHOWME.MISSOURI.EDU>
Subject: Re: At Their Web Site

>Allan writes: ". . . I'm purer than thou."
>
>I'm sure glad he didn't write, "I'm purer than thee"!

Ron, evidence of his being the purer of the two of you is that he
recognizes ellipsis and the difference between a conjunction and a
preposition:

    . . . purer than thou (art (pure)).

DMLance