“Where is that at?”
“Who are you going with?”
“Where are we going to?”
Some say it’s blasphemous and some don’t know why anyone cares. For those of you that don’t remember, here is a little refresher course on prepositions courtesy of School House Rocks.
While it explains prepositions well enough, the song doesn’t touch on the subject of ending a sentence in a preposition. Most people believe it is a sin against humanity, like the guy below:
These people are quick to point out the error of your ways. They do so in business meetings whilst trying to debase your credibility, in social gatherings at the yacht club, and any instance where calling your intellect into question can be embarrassing.
It is a common misconception that ending a sentence in a preposition is always wrong. It might a debated subject but it isn’t wrong.
Two of the instances shown at the beginning of the post are definitely wrong. The preposition at the end of the sentence is a redundancy. However, if you say “Who are you going with?” the preposition at the end is necessary to properly convey the intended meaning. You could say “With whom are you going?” but for those of you that want to sound semi-normal, it really isn’t an option.
As sure as the sun rises, you will still get people that point out this mistake whether it is merited or not. You COULD sit them down and explain why you aren’t necessarily wrong or you could just add “asshole” to the end of your sentence.
