As for ending a sentence with a conjunction. Sometimes it seems perfectly normal, others it sounds lame. A good example of bad form is:
Where are you living at?
another is:
Where is he going to?
I'm sure there are other better samples. In other instances it is just plain awkward to place the preposition in front of the object for which it is meant.
Does anyone really care about my rationalization as to why I'm not gonna worry about proper sentence structure?
I didn't think so. Besides, if I'm going to use words like don'tcha and gonna and use compound contractions with more than one apostrophe... well you get the picture.
Does anyone really care about my rationalization as to why I'm not gonna worry about proper sentence structure?
I didn't think so. Besides, if I'm going to use words like don'tcha and gonna and use compound contractions with more than one apostrophe... well you get the picture.
Since language is constantly evolving it matters little (in my opinion) if the old rules are broken at times, especially in informal circumstances. The important thing is to be understood and to avoid unintentional ambiguity. But I do like to see or hear the rules obeyed in formal situations.
ReplyDeleteThe important thing is to be understood and to avoid unintentional ambiguity.
ReplyDeleteAmen!
On the other hand, intentional ambiguity is just fine.
ReplyDeleteExactly!
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