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Old 06-13-2013, 08:28 PM   #157
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Originally Posted by Fbone View Post
Ending sentences with prepositions isn't bad but it does result in a weak sentence. Too many of them and it can bring the whole novel down a peg. It may, at times, be best to rewrite the sentence. For example:

It is behavior I will not put up with. [Change to:] It is behavior I will not tolerate.

That is a situation I have not thought of. [Chang to:] That is a situation I have not considered.
Better:

I will not tolerate that behavior.

I have not considered that situation.
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