The Concluding Preposition

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02 March 2024, 01:00 PM

big al

The Concluding Preposition

Merriam-Webster weighs in on a grammer rule.

Any opinions here? Personally, I've never seen the sense of the rule.

Big Al

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02 March 2024, 01:18 PM

CHAS

Does this mean that, "Where are you going to?"
should not end with "bit**?

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02 March 2024, 03:00 PM

Mary Anna

Ending prepositions are not wrong, but they bother me aesthetically.

Unless I'm writing dialogue or conversational-sounding narration that's in first person or close third person, I'll reword the sentence before I use one.

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02 March 2024, 05:09 PM

RealPlayer

This is the sort of thing up with which I will not put!

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02 March 2024, 07:02 PM

AdagioM

quote:
Originally posted by Mary Anna:
Ending prepositions are not wrong, but they bother me aesthetically.

Unless I'm writing dialogue or conversational-sounding narration that's in first person or close third person, I'll reword the sentence before I use one.

Ditto!

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02 March 2024, 09:59 PM

Steve Miller

quote:
Originally posted by CHAS:
Does this mean that, "Where are you going to?"
should not end with "bit**?

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03 March 2024, 12:33 PM

Axtremus

quote:
Originally posted by CHAS:
Does this mean that, "Where are you going to?"
should not end with "bit**?

Is a preposition needed here?

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06 March 2024, 08:08 AM

Daniel

There are no 'rules' in language, let alone ones promulgated by committees editing dictionaries and similar 'rule books.'

This article says as much.

06 March 2024, 08:09 AM

Daniel

quote:
Originally posted by Steve Miller:
quote:
Originally posted by CHAS:
Does this mean that, "Where are you going to?"
should not end with "bit**?

06 March 2024, 08:10 AM

Daniel

quote:
Originally posted by Mary Anna:
Ending prepositions are not wrong, but they bother me aesthetically.

Unless I'm writing dialogue or conversational-sounding narration that's in first person or close third person, I'll reword the sentence before I use one.

06 March 2024, 05:36 PM

Daniel

I wrote a text today-- "Please find my scissors I'm cutting rags with."

I think this is the first time I've done it.

06 March 2024, 10:38 PM

pianojuggler

From my super pedantic grammar nerd knothole: it’s a PRE-position. Clearly, the name says it goes BEFORE another word, so it canNOT be at the end of a sentence.

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