Stranded Prepositions

Is it incorrect to end a sentence with a preposition? Trace the origins of this idea, and see how the practice came to be viewed as bad" usage. Consider the views of 20th-century commentators, and note specific cases where "stranding" the preposition can add elegance and stylistic pun...

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Elektronisch Film
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
[San Francisco, California, USA] : The Great Courses, 2016.
Kanopy Streaming, 2018.
Zusammenfassung:
Is it incorrect to end a sentence with a preposition? Trace the origins of this idea, and see how the practice came to be viewed as bad" usage. Consider the views of 20th-century commentators, and note specific cases where "stranding" the preposition can add elegance and stylistic punch to writing.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (28 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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00:27:26
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Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Schlagworte:
English language > Study and teaching > Foreign speakers
Education films.
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