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A Word, Please: The mistaken ‘rule’ we haven’t heard the last of

Los Angeles Times
Though ending a sentence with a preposition can often sound clunky, it's still acceptable to do so and sometimes can help make its meaning...
12 hours ago

Learning Prepositions

Voice of America
This week on Ask a Teacher, we answer a question from Kelvin in Ghana about the usage of prepositions in English.
2 weeks ago

Cal OES working proactively to preposition fires resources amid weather conditions

Cal OES News (.gov)
Cal OES has been working proactively to preposition dozens of fire engines, dozers, water tenders, helicopters and personnel throughout California amid weather...
1 month ago

Local Fire Agencies Preposition Resources as Significant Storm Approaches

Redheaded Blackbelt
These prepositioned fire engines will be available to respond wherever they are needed across the region. Their deployment underscores a unified...
2 weeks ago

Merriam-Webster says you can end a sentence with a preposition. The internet goes off

NPR
The answer depends on how you side with a declaration from Merriam-Webster: "It is permissible in English for a preposition to be what you end a sentence with,"
9 months ago

Aaron Lehman and Timmy Simonds: Prepositions

The Brooklyn Rail
Aaron Lehman and Timmy Simonds: Prepositions ... These free events are produced by The Brooklyn Rail. ... Artists Aaron Lehman and Timmy Simonds...
3 weeks ago

Opinion | The ‘Rule’ Against Ending Sentences With Prepositions Has Always Been Silly

The New York Times
The idea that ending a sentence with a preposition is slumming makes no sense and never has. Clarity is not at issue.
8 months ago

Grammar Guru Weighs in on ‘On-In’ Controversy: Propositions on Prepositions

West Side Rag
“Prepositions are not always predictable, no matter how many patterns you study. Sometimes you just need to live there,” Jovin told me via email.
4 months ago

Burgum declares statewide fire emergency, allowing state to preposition resources for wildfire response

North Dakota Office of the Governor (.gov)
Gov. Doug Burgum today signed an executive order declaring a statewide fire emergency and activating the State Emergency Operations Plan to preposition...
2 months ago

Can you end a sentence with a preposition? Merriam-Webster says yes

MassLive.com
“It is permissible in English for a preposition to be what you end a sentence with,” the publishing company located in Springfield wrote in an Instagram post...
8 months ago