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--- Is It Ever OK To End a Sentence With a Preposition?

Only when it's been unburdened by what has been before....

41 posted on 11/18/2024 9:10:30 AM PST by Worldtraveler once upon a time (Degrow government)
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To: Worldtraveler once upon a time
Only when it's been unburdened by what has been before....

In this case, "before" is functioning as an adverb, not as a preposition.

Regards,

65 posted on 11/18/2024 9:42:19 AM PST by alexander_busek (Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.)
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