Can a preposition be what you end a sentence with? Merriam-Webster says yes
The dictionary publisher's guidance on the practice has people riled up. Grammarians say the made-up rule is one big waste of time. Not everyone is ready to let it go.
by Emma Bowman
Feb 27, 2024
3 minutes
An authority on the English language has set us free from the tethers of what many have long regarded as a grammatical no-no. Or has it?
The answer depends on how you side with a declaration from Merriam-Webster:
"It is permissible in English for a preposition to be what you end a sentence with," the dictionary publisher said in a on Instagram last week. "The idea that it should be avoided came from writers who were trying to align the language with Latin, but there is
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