Ending sentences with propostions

[lindatyler]

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?

 

[probus]

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

 

[MikeNewYork]

The "rule" against ending a sentence with a preposition was repealed long ago.

 

[Tdol]

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

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

 

[Skrej]

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

 

[Eckaslike]

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

"Which" was missing from the original post.

 

[bhaisahab]

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

 

[Skrej]

In my experience, that never works.

 

[konungursvia]

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

 

[emsr2d2]

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

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

 

[Skrej]

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

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