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Originally Posted by Fbone
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.
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Not that I'm in the habit of ending with prepositions, but this is the type of thing my "word editor" points out. She highlights weak sentences and/or makes suggestions like "considered" rather than "thought" and "tolerate" rather than "put up with." Excellent.