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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's NOT any more "correct" to phrase sentences this way in English. Certainly parochial schools forced the notion on many, but that was due to the fact that they also usually taught Latin -- a language in which it's impossible to end a sentence in a preposition.

I say this as a linguistics major: speaking this way is not more correct than putting the preposition at the end of the sentence.[/quote]

+1.

The point of language is communication.

To answer your question, OP, my DD does not speak that way because her father and I do not. But she does repeat things she hears (she's 3), as do all kids. Other kids (who don't watch Peppa Pig) might be confused when she talks about the "stabilizers" on her bike, which she likes to do quite a bit, which is why I told her most people here call them training wheels. Her dad also speaks British English, so she phrases some things as he does, which even I need to hear repeated. I am so proud of her whenever she can rephrase to help others understand her. How old is your daughter? I'd say if she's past 3, the concept of "can you say that a different way?" is one she should be able to pick up and practice.[/quote]

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