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Kkklutch Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

Ending with prepositions

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0 I can't think of any time when you'd want to - can you give an example? 0-

— Meneldil

  • 0 I can't think of any time when you'd want to - can you give an example?
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0 I can't think of any time when you'd want to - can you give an example? 0-
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0Not incorrect, but usually frowned upon in formal writing, KK-- and there are cases where 01b00not02b00 ending in a preposition would be hypercorrection: 02br
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00He's the man I look up to. 02br
00He's the man to whom I look up. -- ? 0-
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0 Winston Churchill said something on this subject along the lines of 'this is something with which I simply will not put!' to make the point that sometimes it sounds ridiculous not to end with a prepostition. Of course, we would all say 'this is something I simply will not put up with'. 02br
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00Ending with a preposition is fine if it makes sense. 0-
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