RE: Writing test Fridays

Subject: RE: Writing test Fridays
From: "Dubin, David" <David -dot- Dubin -at- sage -dot- com>
Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2007 20:43:48 -0000

Actually, one should not end a sentence with a proposition, unless it
includes a bottle of wine and a good movie. . .


David B. Dubin
Senior Curriculum Developer
Sage Software
727-579-1111 x 3356
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Your business in mind.

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Subject: Re: Writing test Fridays

Well, like I said the first time, I beg to differ. Ending a sentence
with a preposition is not "wrong," although it is commonly believed that
it is.

Quoted directly from the Chicago Manual of Style Online:
5.169Ending a sentence with a preposition

The traditional caveat of yesteryear against ending sentences with
prepositions is, for most writers, an unnecessary and pedantic
restriction.
As Winston Churchill famously said, "That is the type of arrant pedantry
up with which I shall not put." A sentence that ends in a preposition
may sound more natural than a sentence carefully constructed to avoid a
final preposition. Compare *Those are the guidelines an author should
adhere to*with *Those are the guidelines to which an author should
adhere*. The "rule"prohibiting terminal prepositions was an ill-founded
superstition.
Happy President's Day!

PT
*(Past College Technical Writing Teacher, Editor, Teaching Assistant and
English 101 Tutor)
*

On 2/16/07, Brierley, Sean <Sean -dot- Brierley -at- ipc -dot- com> wrote:
>
> Well, recasting the phrase wouldn't hurt, "We want to see your best,
> so as you work, keep in mind we are looking for the following
qualities:."
>
> On principle, I wouldn't mind if more tech writers were a little more
> grounded in grammar. Seriously. So being aware there might be a
> problem ending a sentence with a preposition is a good thing, the next

> step, obviously, is to learn what to do next.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Sean
>
>
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