Re: 'directions below' or 'below directions'?

Subject: Re: 'directions below' or 'below directions'?
From: Kevin Christy <kkchristy -at- YAHOO -dot- COM>
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 1998 10:19:52 -0700

---David Dvorkin <DDvorkin -at- FRXSOFT -dot- COM> wrote:
>
> "Below directions" grates terribly on my ear.
>
> The rule against ending a sentence with a preposition is one
> that should be thrown out.

Agreed. We forget sometimes that the goal of language is
communication, and if the general "ear" of the public prefers that
some sentences end in a preposition, then "the people have spoken" -
or at least they're listening. :)

-Kevin
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