Why did English start ending sentences with prepositions? Another short answer: the Vikings. They started invading Britain in the eighth century and stayed on for good in massive numbers.

Merriam-Webster had touched on a stubborn taboo — the practice of ending sentences with prepositions such as to, with, about, upon, for or of — that was drilled into many of us in grade school ...

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with John McWhorter, Columbia University linguist and New York Times columnist about the recent Merriam-Webster declaration that English sentences may end with prepositions.

According to one of many versions of the story, an editor revised a sentence of Churchill's so the final word wasn't a ...

Merriam-Webster had touched on a stubborn taboo — the practice of ending sentences with prepositions such as to, with, about, upon, for or of — that was drilled into many of us in grade school.

The dictionary publisher's guidance on the practice has people riled up. Grammarians say the made-up rule is one big waste of time. Not everyone is ready to let it go.

In the biggest grammar news since the advent of the Oxford comma, the dictionary dignitaries at Merriam-Webster have declared it acceptable to end a sentence with a preposition.

Joe embarrasses his daughters by showing off his dance skills (during) the Taylor Swift concert. I locked my keys (inside) my car again. Here’s where the old-school grammarians will wag their fingers ...

Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook. In the biggest grammar news since the advent of the Oxford comma, the dictionary dignitaries at Merriam-Webster have declared it acceptable to end a ...