noun \ˈdrī-den-əst\
Someone who strongly adheres to the pretentious practices championed by John Dryden, circa 1672: not ending sentences, phrases or clauses with a preposition.
Someone who strongly adheres to the pretentious practices championed by John Dryden, circa 1672: not ending sentences, phrases or clauses with a preposition.
Student 1: "Hey, how did you do on your essay?"
Student 2: *sigh* "She gave me a C-. C-! All because I had 'dangling prepositions!' Hell, I'd like to 'dangle' her...from that tree out front. Goddamn Drydenist.
Student 1: "Ha ha ha. Well, what do you expect from a pretentious bitch like her?"
Student 2: *sigh* "She gave me a C-. C-! All because I had 'dangling prepositions!' Hell, I'd like to 'dangle' her...from that tree out front. Goddamn Drydenist.
Student 1: "Ha ha ha. Well, what do you expect from a pretentious bitch like her?"
by Jambo_11 August 19, 2012