tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15218164.post3545868800592865290..comments2024-01-15T17:38:08.215-05:00Comments on Thank You Ma'am: On Ending Sentences with Prepositions:Sharonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05838079791152448504noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15218164.post-43510167192691672102008-03-14T21:45:00.000-04:002008-03-14T21:45:00.000-04:00Hardly. Good try though!Hardly. Good try though!Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05838079791152448504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15218164.post-3281513191618244712008-03-14T17:06:00.000-04:002008-03-14T17:06:00.000-04:00Glad to see Lat has fired yo' ass from ATL!Glad to see Lat has fired yo' ass from ATL!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15218164.post-83248395410133645212008-03-14T05:15:00.000-04:002008-03-14T05:15:00.000-04:00Sharon, I like you, but you really need to spell t...Sharon, I like you, but you really need to spell the titles of your posts correctly. In particular, when you post about a grammar subject, the post will be less ironic if you simply proofread the title of your post so that there isn't a glaring spelling error.<BR/><BR/>In other words, there is no such word as "preposistions."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15218164.post-60673341404917886792008-03-14T04:13:00.000-04:002008-03-14T04:13:00.000-04:00If you choose to do law review next year, you will...If you choose to do law review next year, you will become intimately familiar with the Texas Law Review Manual position on the issue. Enjoy.Guy Fawkeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00794977817814051873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15218164.post-6770947862216815812008-03-14T02:46:00.000-04:002008-03-14T02:46:00.000-04:00i agree with that sentiment.does that mean i am no...i agree with that sentiment.<BR/><BR/>does that mean i am not addicted to trying not to end sentences with prepositions? no. that's just a hangup i'm stuck with. but...trying not to end a sentence with a preposition may obscure the sentence's meaning. i learned that lesson, strangely enough, from the federal agent character in <I>beavis and butt-head do america</I>.nicollehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06716670894851820337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15218164.post-8270369060258730622008-03-14T01:28:00.000-04:002008-03-14T01:28:00.000-04:00Agreed. I believe most literary 'scholars' have a...Agreed. I believe most literary 'scholars' have abandoned the rule. Check the Chicago Manual of Style. I'm almost positive it no longer requires strict adherence to the rule.stupid young lawyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14884733796721684382noreply@blogger.com