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Selecter Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

"at" at the end of a sentence

0 I've heard in one american serial that using "at" at the end of a sentence is grammatically incorrect. Could you give me a link so I could read about this rule.02br
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01u00I've heard some expressions where "at" is at the end:02u01ul
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  • 00"Where are you at?"02li
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  • 00"What are you looking at."02li
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  • 00"It is a good place to be at."02li
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00The links on similar rules would be useful too.0-
  

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0 There is no such rule in practice: 02br
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0 I think there is. I am not sure but I think that the british follow this rule of grammar.0-
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0 I've posted you in the above a link which makes reference to such a rule. 0-
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0 Thank you! That is what I wanted.02br
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0Selecter, do NOT use "at" at the end of sentence/question with "where." "Where are you at?" is 01b00not02b00 correct. It's "Where are you?" Regardless of what you will HEAR spoken (often loudly into a cell phone), don't write this. Where are you? I am here. (Not "I am at here.")02br
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00But with the verb "look," it's fine. "What are you looking at?
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Unfortunately, more and more people are putting "at" at the sentences where it doesn't belong, as in the sentences you originally posted. I think it's partly due to people being lazy, although some people may not have learned it in school. I think the grammar in the US is quickly going downhill. I think it's a major dilemma for teachers these days. I was a fourth grade language arts teacher and I
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This is one of my pet peeves in the midwest and south"Where are my keys AT" , "Where is my phone AT?" Drives me BATTY . Just leave the AT out of it!

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Instead of arguing about it, why not spend a few minutes checking out common grammatical errors to make sure you aren't making them?

I was in a meeting recently when the speaker began with,

"Here's where we're at."

She was quite young and this did nothing to promote her credibility.

It was cringe-worthy. She probably didn't think a thing of it, but I hoped her

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