On Sat, 2008-11-01 at 21:45 -0400, Paul W. Frields wrote:
* Avoid dangling prepositions.
"Note the version you are upgrading from." <-- Incorrect
"Note the version from which you are upgrading." <-- Correct
Strange but true:
The "rule" has its origins in works that were being translated into
Latin. There is no way to express a dangling preposition in Latin, so
this rule was implemented to denote "proper" English. So, almost 2000
years later the Roman Empire is *still* stabbing us in the face.
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Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams <ivazqueznet(a)gmail.com>
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