12-20-2018, 04:18 AM
(12-20-2018, 02:48 AM)neon_jellyfish Wrote: I did this mini-series because I wondered how many lines I have more than one doll from. (Seriously, where does 'from' go to in this sentence? To the end? Before 'how'? English is killing me and I'm killing English!)
Regular, everyday, normal English language speakers and writers would have said or written that sentence exactly as you did. Grammar snobs would probably prefer placing "from" before "how," as you suggested: "... because I wondered from how many lines I have more than one doll." In this case, the "correct" way of stating the idea is less clear than the "wrong" way.
Not only are you not "killing English," you have a much more thorough grasp of English language grammar than most native speakers... or at least, more than most native speakers here in the U.S.
And this photo is marvelous fun! More top hats! You apparently have a "Top Hat Club" among your Pullips!
They're not dolls, they're action figures!