Why You Should Ignore the Rule to Never End a Sentence With a Preposition

Coles And Lopez ^ | 5/22/17 | India Lopez

[LS]

Up with which I will not put.

[FNU LNU]

What? Is a preposition a bad word to end a sentence with?

Or, as the little boy sick in bed asked his mom, “What did you bring that book I wanted to be read to out of up for?”

[super7man]

“What did you bring that book I wanted to be read to out of up for?”

Nice! LOL

Diagram THAT sentence!

[super7man]

I too will make a trade of the occasional preposition at the end of a sentence for the proper use of “their”, “there” and “they’re”.

Grammar Police on Patrol

[I want the USA back]

Language rules express the way people speak, not the way grammarians thought they did 300 years ago. How do people speak? Even if you don’t like it, that’s the language, not what’s in the book.

And it doesn’t matter what modern-day authorities say.

A preposition is OK to end a sentence with.

[ex91B10]

...Diagram THAT sentence!...

Brings back painful memories of childhood!

[gundog]

“There is some crap, up with which, I will not put.” - a favorite line from Rebecca, on “Cheers.”

[TIElniff]

“Why You Should Ignore the Rule to Never End a Sentence With a Preposition”

There’s another rule: Never split an infinitive: Don’t write “to never end a sentence . . . .” but rather “never to end a sentence. . . . “

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

So what am I supposed to end a sentence with?

A period.

[SERKIT]

Where are you at?

[yldstrk]

There is a huge difference between written English, which is more formal, and spoken English which is assisted by facial expression and inflection. It is fine to end converstional sentences with prepositions. My pet peeve in written and conversational is “this” and “her” and “his”. I end up saying back “her who?” “this what?” a lot.

[exDemMom]

So what am I supposed to end a sentence with?

Punctuation usually works for me.

[yldstrk]

Parole.

[FirstFlaBn]

Language rules express the way people speak, not the way grammarians thought they did 300 years ago. How do people speak? Even if you don’t like it, that’s the language, not what’s in the book.

Ebonics is definitely not in any book. Pretty weak defense otherwise.

[exDemMom]

Screw all that crap. I’m upset that I seldom ever see the Oxford comma used anywhere.

At work recently, we had some fun with this after receiving a writing guide that instructed us not to use the Oxford comma.

Commas truly change meanings.

"Eats leaves and shoots?" or "Eats, leaves, and shoots"?

Commas even save lives.

"Let's eat Grandma!" or "Let's eat, Grandma!"

Recently, a company was forced to pay a considerable amount of backpay to drivers as a result of a lacking Oxford comma. Lack of Oxford comma costs Maine dairy company $5 million

Moral: Never be afraid to use a comma.

[BenLurkin]

[budj]

"...With what am I supposed to end a sentence...."

In this case, a "?" would help.

[Moonman62]

“Why You Should Ignore the Rule to Never End a Sentence With a Preposition”

There’s another rule: Never split an infinitive: Don’t write “to never end a sentence . . . .” but rather “never to end a sentence. . . . “

...

What percentage of people know what the sentence means without noticing the grammar? I would say 99% or better.

[outofsalt]

If George Washington had not defeated Lord Cornwallis in Yorktown, we would still be speaking English in this country, Yo!

[HangnJudge]

...In this case, a "?" would help.

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