LOS ANGELES - Can you conclude a sentence with a preposition? It's the latest internet debate causing frustration among many. Last week, Merriam-Webster, an authority on the English language, posted ...

There were a few things drilled into our heads back in English class: "Funner" isn't a word. Neither is "stupider." Don't start a sentence with a conjunction. Don't end one with a preposition. The ...

An authority on the English language has set us free from the tethers of what many have long regarded as a grammatical no-no. Or has it? The answer depends on how you side with a declaration from ...

Dictionary publisher Merriam-Webster found itself in hot water recently after weighing in on an age-old grammatical debate. In an Instagram post, Merriam-Webster said it is "permissible" for people ...

This is the kind of nonsense up with which I will not put. The sentence scrawled above was Winston Churchill’s alleged response to the idea that one can’t end a sentence with a preposition, giving ...

As a writer, the matter raised by “Final-Preposition Terror” (The Chronicle, November 5) is one of the major problems I am aware of. It’s something we writers often get into. I think it’s an issue ...

Languages have evolved over time. The English language, perhaps because of its wide reach and usage, appears to have been the most affected. In a way, this has affected the way different age groups ...

Merriam-Webster shocked some English nerds by debunking a preposition "rule." Here's where it came from in the first place. There were a few things drilled into our heads back in English class: ...

The answer depends on how you side with a declaration from Merriam-Webster: "It is permissible in English for a preposition to be what you end a sentence with," the dictionary publisher said in a post ...