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}}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, | }}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, 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 cumbersome [[compound preposition]]s cobbled out of {{tag|noun}}s, {{tag|conjunction}}s and other flotsam and jetsam of the English language. | 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 cumbersome [[compound preposition]]s cobbled out of {{tag|noun}}s, {{tag|conjunction}}s and other flotsam and jetsam of the English language. |