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William F. Buckley had a line about ending a sentence with

Posted on: February 18, 2020 at 15:29:33 CT
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a preposition.

He said if the speaker wants to say "That is something we won't put up with..."

Do we really want him to say, "That is something up with which we will not put."?

It is just ignorant to say, "Where are the patriots at?"
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where are all the patriots at? (nm) - SwampTiger MU - 2/18 14:41:44
     long time passing (nm) - pickle MU - 2/18 17:56:52
     Rise Safavida! (nm) - vmissouri MU - 2/18 15:04:17
     Where you from at?(nm) - eatatjoes MU - 2/18 14:58:22
          y'all (nm) - SwampTiger MU - 2/18 15:02:59
               That's right(nm) - eatatjoes MU - 2/18 15:05:34
          If he is taking a class in grammar, you won't see him. nm - hokie VT - 2/18 15:00:29
               Well, Grammer Girl says it's ok to end a sentence with a - JeffB MU - 2/18 15:05:22
                    It's not just that it's a preposition, it's unnecessary. In - hokie VT - 2/18 15:22:56
                         Ya got me there. We ain't supposed to use superfluous - JeffB MU - 2/18 15:26:00
                              William F. Buckley had a line about ending a sentence with - hokie VT - 2/18 15:29:33
     In middle America - 4TigersinMichigan MU - 2/18 14:51:56
     since it is the offseason - meatiger MU - 2/18 14:48:32
          Those are Patriots. (nm) - JeffB MU - 2/18 14:55:57




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