Preposition: Difference between revisions

}}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 you won’t be, you may put your preposition ''wherever you damn well please''. Like the pendant’s aversion to [[split infinitive]]s, the stricture that “one should not end sentences with [[preposition]]s” is is a bogus grammatical rule to boldly be dismissive of.

[[Preposition]]s do the important but prosaic job of putting {{tag|noun}}s and {{tag|pronoun}}s in relation to each other — “the cat sat '''[[on]]''' the mat”; “the [[sub-custodian]] droned on about [[gross negligence]]” and so on — so you have your work cut out if you want to put one at the end a sentence. But, by all means, try to.  

Whether or not they end sentences with them, [[mediocre lawyer|lawyer]]s can still have plenty of fun with prepositions. The easiest upgrade is to substitute normal [[preposition]]s with [[compound preposition]]s, cobbled together out of {{tag|noun}}s, {{tag|conjunction}}s and other [[tiring]] flotsam and jetsam of the English language.

One can also deploy misplaced prepositions to catch out [[humble|humble-bragger]]s and, at the same time, shame them as [[preposition pedant]]s, using the handy cut-out-and-keep guide below. “I say! You’ve made it into the Legal 500 as a globally recognised expert on LIBOR remediation! Again! Now that is some recognition you can be truly, but humbly, proud of!”