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> If you wish to see a listing of all Destinations and their
> properties, follow the *below directions*. If you wish to see a
> listing of all Destinations and their properties, follow the
> *directions below*.
>
> I thought we weren't supposed to end sentences with a preposition,
> yet I've had two co-workers opt for the latter. Any ideas?
'Below,' in this case, is arguably not a preposition; and in any
case, 'below directions' is not a prepositional phrase--it's just the
word below with another word after it. IOW, it's not 'below the
directions,' it's the directions that appear below this text.
