Well said... Language is an ocean not a canal....
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Originally Posted by Elfwreck
There are some English grammar-fanatics who insist on not ending sentences with prepositions; there's also plenty of support for the other side. That, and the rule against splitting infinitives, are leftovers from trying to force English to follow Latin grammatical rules, on the theory that if something can't be done in Latin it shouldn't be done in other languages.
More realistically: For academic and other formal writing, avoid splitting infinitives and ending sentences with prepositions. It doesn't matter if they're "correct;" they'll be noted as wrong.
For less-formal writing, storytelling, dialogue, and anything from a character's point of view, splitting infinitives and ending with prepositions are both fine.
Just don't dangle your participles. |