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A word, like [[with]] or [[to]] or [[of]], with which one should not end of a sentence — ''if you’re speaking {{tag|Latin}}''. Since (if you’re smart) you’re not, you may put your preposition wherever you damn well please. | A {{tag|preposition}} is a word, like [[with]] or [[to]] or [[of]], with which one should not end of a sentence — ''if you’re speaking {{tag|Latin}}''. Since (if you’re smart) you’re not, you may put your preposition wherever you damn well please. | ||
Like the pendant’s aversion to [[split infinitive]]s, this is a bogus grammatical rule to be boldly dismissive of. | Like the pendant’s aversion to [[split infinitive]]s, this is a bogus grammatical rule to be boldly dismissive of. | ||
Revision as of 12:16, 19 September 2016
A preposition is a word, like with or to or of, with which one should not end of a sentence — if you’re speaking Latin. Since (if you’re smart) you’re not, you may put your preposition wherever you damn well please.
Like the pendant’s aversion to split infinitives, this is a bogus grammatical rule to be boldly dismissive of.