Ending sentences with propostions

I read in a grammar book, Churchill once said,"Ending a sentence with a preposition is something up with I shall not put."

The book didn't clarify, at least not in that chapter,the grammatical correctnessof the sentence itself. Now I have been wondering if the sentence is somehow correct or if it's wrong to end a sentence with a proposition.

Is it?

Churchill was being ironic. He meant "It ain't." Go for all the final prepositions you can think of;-).

The "rule" against ending a sentence with a preposition was repealed long ago.

lindatyler said:

The book didn't clarify, at least not in that chapter,the grammatical correctness of the sentence itself.

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The sentence is grammatically correct, but is meant to show the ridiculousness of this supposed rule. No one would say this sentence naturally.

How to avoid ending your sentence with a preposition - Note: potentially offensive language warning.

lindatyler said:

"Ending a sentence with a preposition is something up with which I shall not put."

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"Which" was missing from the original post.

You can also end a sentence with a proposition. ;-)

In my experience, that never works.

You must not have gotten down on one knee. Every time I did that, it worked. Unfortunately.

bhaisahab said:

You can also end a sentence with a proposition. ;-)

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You can but it's never a good idea to start a relationship with a proposition!

emsr2d2 said:

You can but it's never a good idea to start a relationship with a proposition!

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On the contrary, I think many relations begin with some kind of proposition. ;-)