If ending a sentence with a preposition is not proper English, is the following statement proper? Where do live at, loser?
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The proper question is "Where do you live?" The "at" is not needed in that question.
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Well, the preposition is unnecessary, and the sentence also lacks a subject, which probably should be "you." In my opinion, a preposition is a terrible thing to end a sentence with.
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A variation of this is joke: A Harvard freshman gets confused and lost on campus. He approaches a professor walking by. Frosh: "Excuse me, can you tell me where the library is at?" Prof: "Young man, you are now at Harvard. We do NOT end sentences in prepositions." Frosh: "Oh...in that case...Can you tell me where the library is at, a$$h..e" . ...;-D...
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You could just say "Where do you live, loser?" You don't even need "at." But I don't always agree with not being able to have a preposition at the end of a sentence. Like if I said "Who the fuck are you looking at?" I would have to rephrase it to "At whom you are looking, what the fuck?" See? That's pretty lame.
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I recently attended a seminar where I learned that grammar rules have changed quite a bit and it's now ok to end sentences with prepositions. I didn't realize that language rules change but they do. I also learned that it's ok to start a sentence with a preposition. But who knows what that is about. ;)
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OH! My cousin from Arkansas just sent me this great joke that goes with this question! A couple from Arkansas and a couple from the East Coast were seated side by side on an airplane. The girl from Arkansas , being friendly and all, said, "So where ya'll from?" The East Coast girl said, "From a place where they know better than to use a preposition at the end of a sentence." The girl from Arkansas sat quietly for a few moments and then replied: "So, where ya'll from, bitch?"
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It's not even English, let alone proper English.
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