Tiny tips

[Timothy Murphy]

On Sunday 02 November 2008 02:02:40 Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams wrote:

> 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.

Remember Churchill's comment on this issue:
"This is the sort of nonsense up with which I will not put".