“Never end a sentence with a preposition,” he recited.
“Not never; just seldom.”
Ross Thomas (1926–1995) 1926-1995 American writer
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“You can't fight a war on terror if you're ending a sentence with a preposition.”
April 25, 2006
The Areas of My Expertise (2005), Appearances on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
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