Re: preposition. (was Re: [Bug-gnupress] Thank you for offering to proofread "Using GCC")

[Joe Fineman]

Stephen Compall <address@hidden> writes:

> On Sunday 20 April 2003 07:06 pm, Simon Law wrote:
> >     p. 15, line 10: "...something up with which we will not put."
> >     should read "...something we will not put up with."
> 
> Actually, I think this is an attempt to follow the ol' "don't end
> the sentence with a preposition" thing.

On the contrary, I think it alludes to Winston Churchill's reputed
refusal to put up with the taboo.  See Fowler's _Modern English Usage_
s.v. "preposition at end" for a vigorous defense of late prepositions
with plenty of examples.
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