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Ending a sentence with a preposition is now acceptable

One of the world’s major dictionaries has decided, after hundreds of years of debate, that it i...

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15.20 28 Feb 2024


Ending a sentence with a preposition is now acceptable


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One of the world’s major dictionaries has decided, after hundreds of years of debate, that it is now ok to end sentences with a preposition.

Sean was joined by Dr. Stephen Lucek, Assistant Professor in Linguistics at UCD... 


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