Sorry... (OT)

[Flying Ford Anglia]

No: HPFGUIDX 6363

Scott wrote:

> In my last message I said...
> "A normal fireplace would certainly not be big enough to just walk 
> into."
> 
> NEVER END A SENTENCE IN A PERPOSITION!!!
> 
> I'm now banging my head and squealing "Bad Scott! Bad Scott!" in a 
> very Dobby-like fashion!
> 
> Scott

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I think there was a split infinitive in there too, but I won't boldly 
go there.

Winston Churchill famously put down a government official who 
corrected his placement of prepositions at the end of sentences. He 
commented, in red ink:

"This is the sort of pedantry up with which I will not put."

Neil