Comments on: Grammar Myth #1: Ending a Sentence with a Preposition http://wordplayblog.com/grammar-myth-1-ending-a-sentence-with-a-preposition/ Free graphics, tools, editorial tips and book reviews Mon, 03 Aug 2009 14:02:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: WordPlay http://wordplayblog.com/grammar-myth-1-ending-a-sentence-with-a-preposition/comment-page-1/#comment-1805 WordPlay Thu, 30 Apr 2009 15:54:06 +0000 http://wordplayblog.com/?p=17#comment-1805 There may be many other ways to rewrite the sentence but the point I was trying to make is that ending it with a preposition isn't wrong. I used that example because it's famous, not because it's well-written. There may be many other ways to rewrite the sentence but the point I was trying to make is that ending it with a preposition isn’t wrong. I used that example because it’s famous, not because it’s well-written.

]]> By: Aceria http://wordplayblog.com/grammar-myth-1-ending-a-sentence-with-a-preposition/comment-page-1/#comment-1804 Aceria Thu, 30 Apr 2009 13:55:19 +0000 http://wordplayblog.com/?p=17#comment-1804 That is a poor example. I agree with Dad (posted May 9, 2008). You can rewrite the sentence that way or substitute the phrase "put up" with a more suitable word, such as tolerate. That is a poor example. I agree with Dad (posted May 9, 2008). You can rewrite the sentence that way or substitute the phrase “put up” with a more suitable word, such as tolerate.

]]> By: WordPlay http://wordplayblog.com/grammar-myth-1-ending-a-sentence-with-a-preposition/comment-page-1/#comment-348 WordPlay Sat, 10 May 2008 13:39:18 +0000 http://wordplayblog.com/?p=17#comment-348 Dad, you're right. You can rewrite the sentence that way. (The euphony feels a little off for me though. I'd have to see it in the context of a paragraph.) The Winston Churchill remark was just an example to prove the larger point: You don't have to worry if the sentence happens to end in a preposition. That's not to say you <i>can't</i> rewrite a sentence that ends in one; you just don't <i>have</i> to. Dad, you’re right. You can rewrite the sentence that way. (The euphony feels a little off for me though. I’d have to see it in the context of a paragraph.)

The Winston Churchill remark was just an example to prove the larger point: You don’t have to worry if the sentence happens to end in a preposition. That’s not to say you can’t rewrite a sentence that ends in one; you just don’t have to.

]]> By: Dad http://wordplayblog.com/grammar-myth-1-ending-a-sentence-with-a-preposition/comment-page-1/#comment-341 Dad Fri, 09 May 2008 19:07:00 +0000 http://wordplayblog.com/?p=17#comment-341 I will not put up with some things.Correcting the sentence is not that hard AND it makes perfect sense. My $.02 worth. I will not put up with some things.Correcting the sentence is not that hard AND it makes perfect sense. My $.02 worth.

]]> By: carlajc http://wordplayblog.com/grammar-myth-1-ending-a-sentence-with-a-preposition/comment-page-1/#comment-3 carlajc Sat, 26 Jan 2008 09:04:14 +0000 http://wordplayblog.com/?p=17#comment-3 Hi, Frungi. Thanks for stopping by. That example was actually a variation of a Winston Churchill quote. According to the Chicago Manual of Style (5.169 - Ending a sentence with a preposition), Churchill said, “That is the type of arrant pedantry up with which I shall not put.” Hi, Frungi. Thanks for stopping by.

That example was actually a variation of a Winston Churchill quote. According to the Chicago Manual of Style (5.169 – Ending a sentence with a preposition), Churchill said, “That is the type of arrant pedantry up with which I shall not put.”

]]> By: Frungi http://wordplayblog.com/grammar-myth-1-ending-a-sentence-with-a-preposition/comment-page-1/#comment-2 Frungi Sat, 26 Jan 2008 03:25:23 +0000 http://wordplayblog.com/?p=17#comment-2 Wouldn’t that be, “There are some things with which I will not put up,” with “put up” being a verb? Wouldn’t that be, “There are some things with which I will not put up,” with “put up” being a verb?

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