Ahem.
Thanks for the opportunity to invite attention to a most troublesome task: identification of the correct word between two that are similar (e.g., rein/reign, affect/effect, etc.) In this instance forgo or forego?
Here I believe that forgo (to give up or relinquish something) is preferable to forego (which means to precede); think of foregone conclusion or foreplay.
I enjoy your reading your "Ahem" posts. I don't post too often but I would like to take a moment and offer some supporting documentation.
"On his 74th birthday, a man got a gift certificate from his
wife. The certificate paid for a visit to a medicine man
living on a nearby reservation who was rumored to have a
wonderful cure for erectile dysfunction. After being
persuaded, he drove to the reservation, handed his ticket to
the medicine man and wondered what he was in for.
The old man slowly, methodically produced a potion, handed
it to him, and with a grip on his shoulder, warned,
"This is powerful medicine and it must be respected.
You take only a teaspoonful and then say 1-2-3.
When you do that, you will become more manly than you
have ever been in your life and you can perform as long as
you want."
The man was encouraged. As he walks away, he turned and
asked, "How do I stop the medicine from working?"
"Your partner must say '1-2-3-4,' he responded.
"But when she does, the medicine will not work again
until the next full moon." He was very eager to see if
it worked so he went home, showered, shaved, took a spoonful
of the medicine, and then invited his wife to join him in
the bedroom.
When she came in, He took off his clothes and said,
1-2-3!
Immediately, he was the manliest of men.
His wife was excited and began throwing off her clothes.
And then she asked,˜What was the 1-2-3 for?
And that, boys and girls, is why we should never end our
sentences with a preposition because we could end up
with a dangling participle."
We certainly don't want Tara getting ahold of that kind of talent.
