I think the most violated grammar rule in the south is putting a preposition at the end of a sentence? Anyone disagree?
“Where are you at?”
I think the most violated grammar rule in the south is putting a preposition at the end of a sentence? Anyone disagree?
“Where are you at?”
I’m partial to using the wrong prepositon.
“Where you is?”
Top drawer.
“Where you from?”
I recently went to a writing class the state sponsored and they said that we could toss that rule out the window now. I found that so freeing!
You can’t just toss the whole rule out the window. The problem with “where are you at” is not only that it ends in a preposition but also that the preposition is completely unnecessary. That’s why it’s so irking (if that’s a word). The sentence has the same meaning as “Where are you?”
Rules of grammar are always changing. As part of the business writing course I attended, the usage of a preposition on the end of the sentence was presented as acceptable.
Language isn’t a solid and English is always fluid – how many new phrases and concepts enter the dictionaries every year?
I know that rule is slightly outdated… But I still hate it when people end sentences with prepositions – most especially the “Where’s it at?” variety!
I think it was Churchill who said “A preposition is a word that you should not end a sentence with”.
Seriously Wayne? That’s funny.
I used to structure some questions in such a way that the preposition would begin the sentence, but people would never understand the question. I finally gave up and threw that rule out of the window.
Now, everybody understands me just fine, but I hate them just a little bit for it. lol
Up north it’s “take me with.”