This should interest those of you who like to read the comments on this blog. PtheP (aka the Knower of all things grammatical) on Gene Weingarten's chat says I'm RIGHT!...Finally.
For PtheP: My roommate and I were discussing grammar, and I told her that my friend's dad says if you don't want to end a sentence with a preposition, you should end it with "slut." Like, "Where's your boyfriend at, slut?" But she said that it's now acceptable to end a sentence with a preposition (!). Is this true? Because if so -- ack.
Gene Weingarten: Pthep responds:
Yes, it's perfectly fine to end a sentence with a preposition in any but the most formal writing. That said, the Friend's Dad Solution is so wonderful that it's almost worth bringing back the restriction. On the other hand, why stop at prepositions? I think that adding "slut" would be an excellent improvement to just about ANY declarative or interrogative sentence, you slut.
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Jaded. D'oh, that doesn't sounds very John Hughes-y.
1 comment:
I think what you're forgetting to mention is how cool I am for getting on Gene's chat today. He loves me. And so does PtheP!
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