On Thu, 7 Jul 2011 20:02:57 -0700, "Bob Terwilliger"
> wrote:

>Jerry wrote:
>
>> If a preposition shouldn't end a sentence, what's the proper way to say
>> that the elevator just went up?

The elevator went up.

"just" is one of those meaningless words used to add importance to
what is obviously not... I use it myself, most everyone does in
general conversation... I [just] ate dinner places applying the
precise definition on the listener... does just mean recently or only.

>"The elevator just ascended."
>
>Bob
>