tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16749171.post8790720805845050732..comments2024-03-22T07:00:25.081-07:00Comments on The Rap Sheet: Attention All Writers and WannabesJ. Kingston Piercehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17073921191624535912noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16749171.post-31553099910587690022011-04-27T17:29:58.445-07:002011-04-27T17:29:58.445-07:00You CAN end sentences in prepositions. That rule i...You CAN end sentences in prepositions. That rule is a myth perpetrated by Latin teachers.<br /><br />Last I checked, English was a Germanic language.<br /><br />You should also feel free to boldly split infinitives. Again, a Latin rule that makes absolutely no sense in English.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16749171.post-5882031993712959252011-04-27T13:08:36.747-07:002011-04-27T13:08:36.747-07:00John Shannon just sent me this:
"Here is a se...John Shannon just sent me this:<br />"Here is a sentence that ends with five prepositions:<br /> <br />That is a great bush to be jumped out at from behind of."dick adlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11003548085175994048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16749171.post-82513518158507375432011-04-27T08:05:41.489-07:002011-04-27T08:05:41.489-07:00Great advice. I should post it where I can't ...Great advice. I should post it where I can't avoid seeing it.Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04179027379034179865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16749171.post-51240647764001588692011-04-26T18:56:47.148-07:002011-04-26T18:56:47.148-07:00And your last sentence is waaay too long.And your last sentence is waaay too long.Ricky Bushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15861574330175082978noreply@blogger.com