Grammar question from D2

[Aqua Letifer]

@George-K said in Grammar question from D2:

She's reviewing some papers written by her students (Internship applications? Dissertation proposals?)

Regarding.

Never use 3 words when 1 will do.

[Catseye3]

Tho I wouldn't weep if the rule about no prepositions at the end of sentences were to go away.

Here's another one whose time has passed: Since 99.97% of people misuse the expression "begging the question", we might as well give up and apply it the "wrong" way.

Also; "Hopefully".

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[George K]

@Aqua-Letifer thoughts on prepositions at the end of a sentence.

Is this something I can end a statement with?

[Klaus]

@George-K said in Grammar question from D2:

@Klaus said in Grammar question from D2:

How about the good old and brief WRT instead?

Of course, but not for a dissertation proposal, right Herr Professor?

In science lingo, it's written w.r.t. and is actually very common in Math-y papers and it has a quasi-formal meaning there (it is used to designate the independent variable of something). It's almost as common as my favorite math acronym, namely w.l.o.g.

[Doctor Phibes]

Half my working life is spent correcting the grammar of engineers. I'm supposed to be doing technical reviews, but none of them can right forshit.

I had one guy who was a veritable wordsmith, but he was transferred last year.

[George K]

@Doctor-Phibes said in Grammar question from D2:

but none of them can right forshit.

Fuck you, Siri.

[Aqua Letifer]

@George-K said in Grammar question from D2:

@Aqua-Letifer thoughts on prepositions at the end of a sentence.

Is this something I can end a statement with?

The word "period" in this context originally meant to incorporate a rest in your greek play's line delivery. And so you ended lines on a dramatic note so that it stuck with the audience during the rest. Whatever you end with will resonate, so end strongly. Verbs are the most potent words, followed closely by nouns. It's better to end on them than other words, so, stick to that if you can. But sometimes it's outright barbarous to avoid ending with a preposition, and it should be noted that we tend to interpret in phrases sometimes, as word clusters can have a meaning of their own. So it's not inherently bad writing to end with a preposition. It's just usually weak writing.

tl;dr — It's a great guideline. It's not a rule.

[jon-nyc]

Hint: a hotdog is not a sandwich

[Aqua Letifer]

@jon-nyc said in Grammar question from D2:

Hint: a hotdog is not a sandwich

Fuck you say.

[Larry]

One that just chaps my ass is the way the entire English speaking world uses the word "seen".

"I seen it happen..." it's as if the word "saw" doesn't exist any more...

Another one that grates on my nerves can be seen in for sale by owner ads,

"I have a ______ for sell. I would like to sale it for _______"

Sometimes you'll even see "I would like to sail it for _______"

[89th]

@Aqua-Letifer said in Grammar question from D2:

@George-K said in Grammar question from D2:

She's reviewing some papers written by her students (Internship applications? Dissertation proposals?)

Regarding.

Never use 3 words when 1 will do.

Yes I agree. Agreed.

[Klaus]

Sup?