• Lembot_0002@lemm.ee
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    9 hours ago

    Is it wrong? I see it rather often(I’m not from an English-speaking country, so I have no formal English grammar education)

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      9 hours ago

      No, it’s not wrong, it’s just that a century ago some prescriptivist cunt put together an arbitrary set of rules in a book and called it “proper” English, and ever since every teacher assumed that the book is the only correct form.

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      To be technical, he should have said something like “even I’m impressed with your skills.” I don’t think anyone really cares in modern language though. It’s a lot more noticeable with phrases like “Where is he at?”

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      9 hours ago

      Almost everyone uses them. I guess it’s not “proper”, but unless someone is an English academic, no one knows or cares. Sometimes, using a preposition at the end of a sentence can make it feel awkward or clumsy, though.