[stylist] Writing Prompt

[James H. "Jim" Canaday M.A. N6YR]

Neil,
welcome to our group!
I guess I'd be described as a hawk on  the sentence structure.
I don't think it is ever necessary to end a sentence with a 
preposition.  I also think that it is not just an old rule but it is 
a habit that forces the writer to be better organized in what he or 
she writes.  In the case of the newspaper's sentence, it certainly 
can be rewritten without ending in a preposition, and be clearer with 
less pretentiousness in the statement.

500 words?  I must've tuned that out Lori, or it wasn't in the first prompt.
I figured my prompt would lead most to write a bit more than 
500-words, especially because of the complexity of the scene I gave.
jc
Jim Canaday M.A.
Lawrence, KS

At 12:12 PM 2/15/2010, you wrote:
>Hello Everyone,
>
>I am new to this division and this list. I've enjoyed many of the 
>discussions thus far, and the writing prompt intrigues me. What are 
>the "rules" for this? Are the resulting stories sent to the mailing 
>list for everyone to read, or is it just for personal enjoyment?
>
>Maybe I can stimulate a little bit of discussion myself, based on 
>the comment concerning ending sentences with prepositions. That 
>rule, I think, is outdated. Many experts and teachers suggest that 
>ending a sentence with a preposition is okay if the sentence could 
>not be written any other way, or would lose/confuse the meaning if 
>written in an alternate form. Does this make the article's sentence 
>acceptable? I think it might.
>
>Neil
>
>
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