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Old Jan 05, 2016, 08:09 PM
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Originally Posted by atisketatasket View Post
Dangling preposition - a preposition usually at the end of a clause that has been separated from its object.

E.g., Which therapist are you talking to? should be To which therapist are you talking?
The dangling preposition is a legitimate part of our Viking heritage. (Ask any Viking. Are you there, Mast?) Snooty grammarians only disparage it because it has no counterpart in Latin or Greek.
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