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Which is okay in conversation, but in writing, your pedantic editor or proofreader would probably inform you that it is considered poor style to end the sentenc
by AdmiralAsshat 10y ago
Which is okay in conversation, but in writing, your pedantic editor or proofreader would probably inform you that it is considered poor style to end the sentence on a preposition. So he's basically trading one error for another.
Who/whom is indeed awkward at first to remember, but the phrase "for whom" tends to sound better on the tongue than some of the others due to its inclusion in the title "For Whom the Bell Tolls," a popular novel (or "popular Metallica song", depending on your age).
- dllthomas 10y ago> it is considered poor style to end the sentence on a preposition By some, sure, but not really legitimately. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preposition_stranding#Opinions_for_and_against_preposition_stranding https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preposition_stranding#Opinions..., and of course plenty on Language Log including http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=2752 http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=2752