Instead of always asking did you find everything you were looking for? They should ask: Did you only by what you came in here for? Lessee... I think I came in here for some Chapstick
Actually, ending a sentence with a preposition is legitimate (as long as the preposition is not superfluous, as in “Where is the library at?” which would properly be “Where is the library?”); there was a movement in the (I think it was) 1700s to implement a bunch of these grammatical regulations, and the prigs who began the movement made the rules up “out of whole cloth”. There’s a very interesting “Ask the Editor” video at mirriam-webster.com about it all..In your re-working, you have superfluous commas. Your sentence would properly be “Did you remember to buy that for which you came?” (removing the phrase off-set by the commas yields a non-sensical statement).
katzenbooks45 over 9 years ago
The customer looks like she’s wearing a colander on her head.
Zen-of-Zinfandel over 9 years ago
Can she put a bunch of chocolate bars on lay-away?
damifid0 over 9 years ago
member here:> FSM May be a pastafarian. :) Peace.
Comic Minister Premium Member over 9 years ago
I think she did mam!
humorist54 Premium Member over 9 years ago
Sputnik!
Tandembuzz over 9 years ago
Actually, ending a sentence with a preposition is legitimate (as long as the preposition is not superfluous, as in “Where is the library at?” which would properly be “Where is the library?”); there was a movement in the (I think it was) 1700s to implement a bunch of these grammatical regulations, and the prigs who began the movement made the rules up “out of whole cloth”. There’s a very interesting “Ask the Editor” video at mirriam-webster.com about it all..In your re-working, you have superfluous commas. Your sentence would properly be “Did you remember to buy that for which you came?” (removing the phrase off-set by the commas yields a non-sensical statement).