Objecting to a preposition

Fri Mar 7 21:27:45 UTC 2014

Yes, should be "in".
DAD

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Poster:       Wilson Gray <hwgray at GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Objecting to a preposition
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>From my high school's alumni newsletter:

"... the first Junior Billiken to make a U.S. Olympic team _for_ more than
50 years ..."

That should be "in," right? Right?!

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-Wilson
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