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> If it was actually perfect grammatical accuracy on their part they’d be saying “Who were you talking to” or “Who were you speaking to”. There is a sizable co
by ninkendo 3y ago
> If it was actually perfect grammatical accuracy on their part they’d be saying “Who were you talking to” or “Who were you speaking to”.
There is a sizable contingent of English speakers out there that continue to insist that it’s incorrect to end a sentence in a preposition. (I am not part of this group and it is fortunately shrinking over time.)
- skykooler 3y agoHence Churchill's response to said contingent that "This is the type of arrant pedantry up with which I will not put."
- rahimnathwani 3y agoThere's an old joke: Texan: Where are you from? Harvard Student: I'm from a place where we don't end sentences with prepositions. Texan: OK. Where are you from, jackass?
- cabalamat 3y ago> There is a sizable contingent of English speakers out there that continue to insist that it’s incorrect to end a sentence in a preposition That is the sort of nonsense up with which one should not put.