Unpacking English, Bit by Bit
A community for questioning, nitpicking, and debating the quirks and rules of the English language.
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the.dialogue
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Who was it that said...
"Prepositions at the ends of sentences is something up with which I cannot put."
;)
Prescriptive grammar can go too far.
(I know that put up with is a phrasal verb, and that's why it sounds silly, but it's just a joke.)
Preposition Rule
Who was it that said...
"Prepositions at the ends of sentences is something up with which I cannot put."
;)
Prescriptive grammar can go too far.
(I know that put up with is a phrasal verb, and that's why it sounds silly, but it's just a joke.)