Grammar Entry 603 / 1011 60-second read

Ending with a preposition

Also a myth.

The comparisoni

✗ Wrong

The man whom I spoke with.

✓ Correct

The man I spoke with.

The ruleii

You can end with a preposition.

Winston Churchill is said to have mocked the "rule" by writing "something up with which I will not put."

Memory aidiii

Remember it like this

Where's the library at? → "at" is chatty, not wrong.

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