I <jfh@acm.org> wrote:
>MyName <NoMail@NoServer.com> wrote:
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>>Is it grammatically wrong to end a question with 'for'?
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>In general, no.
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>>Ex. "Why would you do that for?"
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>In that case, yes, it's wrong, because "why" means "what for", making
>your question "What did you do that for for?". Say "What did you do
>that for?" instead, or "Why did you do that?"
>
>>Is it *always* wrong to end a question with it or just for certain
>>situations?
>
>It's not always wrong. It's usually OK. Good writers have ended
>sentences with propositions for centuries.
I meant, of course, "with prepositions"; my original wording is also
true but off-topic.
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>Jack Hamilton
>jfh@acm.org
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>In the end, more than they wanted freedom, they wanted comfort and security.
>And in the end, they lost it all - freedom, comfort and security.
> Edward Gibbons
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Jack Hamilton
jfh@acm.org
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In the end, more than they wanted freedom, they wanted comfort and security.
And in the end, they lost it all - freedom, comfort and security.
Edward Gibbons
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