Grammar question from D2
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@Aqua-Letifer thoughts on prepositions at the end of a sentence.
Is this something I can end a statement with?
"Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08
The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.
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@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.
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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.
I was only joking
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@Doctor-Phibes said in Grammar question from D2:
but none of them can right forshit.
Fuck you, Siri.
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@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.
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“Don’t make me repeat myself”
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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 _______"
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@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.
