Merriam-Webster had touched on a stubborn taboo — the practice of ending sentences with prepositions such as to, with, about, upon, for or of — that was drilled into many of us in grade school.

Merriam-Webster shocked some English nerds by debunking a preposition "rule." Here's where it came from in the first place. 1 weather alerts 1 closings/delays. Watch Now.

Merriam-Webster shocked some English nerds by debunking a preposition "rule." Here's where it came from in the first place. 1 weather alerts 1 closings/delays. Watch Now.

Merriam-Webster shocked some English nerds by debunking a preposition "rule." Here's where it came from in the first place. 1 weather alerts 1 closings/delays. Watch Now.

Merriam-Webster shocked some English nerds by debunking a preposition "rule." Here's where it came from in the first place. 1 weather alerts 1 closings/delays. Watch Now.

Merriam-Webster shocked some English nerds by debunking a preposition "rule." Here's where it came from in the first place. 1 weather alerts 1 closings/delays. Watch Now.

Many people believe the age-old rule to never end a sentence with a preposition began with 17th-century poet John Dryden, who scolded his peer Ben Johnson, a fellow writer, for preposition ...

Merriam-Webster shocked some English nerds by debunking a preposition "rule." Here's where it came from in the first place. 1 weather alerts 1 closings/delays. Watch Now.

Merriam-Webster shocked some English nerds by debunking a preposition "rule." Here's where it came from in the first place. 1 weather alerts 1 closings/delays. Watch Now.

Merriam-Webster shocked some English nerds by debunking a preposition "rule." Here's where it came from in the first place. 1 weather alerts 1 closings/delays. Watch Now.

The idea that you cannot end a sentence with a preposition is an idle pedantry that I shall not put UP WITH." Another called back to those rule books, saying, "I'd like to formally request a ...

Merriam-Webster shocked some English nerds by debunking a preposition "rule." Here's where it came from in the first place. 1 weather alerts 1 closings/delays. Watch Now.