A guest entry from my page-a-day calendar
I'm as much of a stickler for the rules as anyone, but on this one I agree that there need to be some exceptions:
ending a sentence with a preposition
The prohibition against ending a sentence with a preposition is a fine example of an artificial "rule" that ignores standard usage. The famous witticism usually attributed to Winston Churchill makes the point well: "This is the sort of English up with which I cannot put."
ending a sentence with a preposition
The prohibition against ending a sentence with a preposition is a fine example of an artificial "rule" that ignores standard usage. The famous witticism usually attributed to Winston Churchill makes the point well: "This is the sort of English up with which I cannot put."
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Allow me to speak on behalf of the rest of the stupid people when I say...
"Ummm, who are you talking to?"
(For the really stupid... I tried to think of a sentence that ended in a preposition... I think I failed.)
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Smelmooo, at 8:28 AM
I thought the quote was, "this is pendantic nonsense up with which I shall not put."
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Anonymous, at 1:47 PM
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