Urban legend: don't end sentence with preposition
What began as a guideline to promote clarity in certain contexts was misconstrued as a blanket rule which has engendered an onslaught of awkward sentences, contorted to avoid breaking the “rule”.
The Stumblng Tumblr, who provided the linkage, enjoyed the post primarily for it’s first two comments, which are funny enough to offset a lot of the previously mentioned awkward sentences.
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dhk reblogged this from stumblng and added:
Urband Legend, but href=”http://kokartka.muxtape.com/; don’t give...fuck about an oxford...
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brier reblogged this from stumblng and added:
guideline to promote clarity...certain contexts was misconstrued as a blanket rule which...
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