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#208514 - 12/27/12 04:25 PM Re: Prepositions [Re: LukeJavan8]
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Loc: R'lyeh If it's a sin to end a sentence with one preposition
No, it's not. This "rule" was made up out of whole cloth by one fellow: John Dryden. Even Bishop Lowth made fun of it in his mostly prescriptive grammar. It is just plain wrong, and the folks who propagate it ought to have their necks wringed._________________________
Ceci n'est pas un seing.
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