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And the rule is:
"Never use a preposition to end a sentence with."
And a couple more:
"Avoid cliches like the plague."And there are dozens more where these came from.
"Remember to never split an infinitive."
"Never, ever use repetitive redundancies."
"Use parallel structure when you write and in speaking."
"The rigid rule of 'i before e except after c' raises spelling to a sceince."
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OK, so a young kid from a rural CT town gets accepted to Yale. It's his first day on campus and he's a little lost. He nervously approaches a preppy upperclassman coming his way.
"Could you please tell me where the library is at?"
With a smirk and a condescending laugh the preppy replies "Didn't anyone ever tell you never to end a sentence with a preposition?"
"Oh yeah, sorry" replies the young man. "Let me try that again. Could you please tell me where the library is at, a**hole?"
Forgive me Boneyarders. I couldn't resist.