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by grantbachman 5393 days ago
Am I the only person who thinks most grammatical rules are complete crap? Everyone has their own writing style, which is what makes reading works by different authors so enjoyable. The one rule I especially dislike is the 'never end sentences with a preposition' rule, which if always abided by, will dramatically overcomplicate many sentences.
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Most rules of grammar are wonderful, unless you enjoy trying to extract meaning from sentences like, "their works by makes enjoyable everyone has style, which own what authors reading different writing".

The "rule" about dangling prepositions isn't much of a rule at all. Most grammarians shun it and it's never been followed widely in prose and certainly not in speech.

One related rule that is worth following is: "don't end a sentence with a preposition if removing it wouldn't change the meaning of the sentence." For example, "where are you at" should be "where are you" since the "at" adds no meaning (unless you want to convey a colloquial voice).

It's always possible to avoid having a preposition be the thing that a sentence ends with. If the version with the preposition at the end sounds more natural, I agree that's what you should go for.