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Jack Hamilton (jfh@acm.org) 2004/09/20 22:02

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I <jfh@acm.org> wrote:

>MyName <NoMail@NoServer.com> wrote:
>
>>Is it grammatically wrong to end a question with 'for'?
>
>In general, no.
>
>>Ex. "Why would you do that for?"
>
>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.


>==
>Jack Hamilton
>jfh@acm.org
>
>==
>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


==
Jack Hamilton
jfh@acm.org

==
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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