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You can't throw out the rule against ending a sentence with a
preposition because there is no such rule. At least, I've never been
able to find one in any of the Big Honkin' Grammar Books. The closest I
got was in "Words Into Type" which cautioned against the construction of
awkward sentences brought about by the needless attempt to not end
sentences in prepositions.
- Scott Miller
smiller -at- portal -dot- com
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> The rule against ending a sentence with a preposition is one
> that should be thrown out.
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