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.

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 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.

The dictionary publisher's guidance on the practice has people riled up. Grammarians say the made-up rule is one big waste of time. Not everyone is ready to let it go.

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.