What magazine does this cat edit for?
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One that doesn’t end its sentences with prepositions?
“English combines prepositions with so many of its verbs, often making them into idioms such as to sit up, to run through, and to talk over, that it’s no wonder they turn up at the ends of sentences; English’s subject-verb order almost invites them to. Although some conservatives still consciously avoid and dislike all terminal prepositions, only in Oratorical or Formal contexts need you ever seek to replace the more Conversational sound you get with prepositions ending your sentences, and even there let prepositions fall naturally at the end rather than say anything stuffy or awkward in trying to avoid it.”
– The Columbia Guide to Standard American English
Can I ever end a sentence with a preposition?
The word preposition (examples: at, in, of, to) is so named because such words normally precede the position of their objects in a prepositional phrase. Some people then took this definition to mean that a preposition always had to come before its object and could never end a sentence. Latin has a rule against ending a sentence with a preposition, but English has no such rule. If a sentence is unusually long, and the ending preposition will be a long distance from its object, then it is best to avoid ending with the preposition. It is sometimes preferable to avoid ending with a preposition, and sometimes it is preferable to end with a preposition. “Where are you from?” is more natural than, “From where are you?” As general practice, one should avoid ending a sentence with a preposition as a matter of style rather than grammar. If the sentence sounds good and clear and ends with a preposition, then go with it. On this subject, a story involving Winston Churchill is often told. When an editor dared to change a sentence of Churchill’s that appeared to end inappropriately with a preposition, Churchill responded by writing to the editor, “This is the kind of impertinence up with which I shall not put.” His purpose was to illustrate the awkwardness that can result from rigid adherence to the notion that prepositions at the end of sentences are always incorrect.
– Dictionary.com Word FAQs
I think I’ve seen hairier editors!
Perhaps “The Journal of Four-Toed Typists”?
(Thanks for the laugh at the end of a long day!)
This looks exactly like my cat!
Perhaps she’s trying to tell me something. : )
My cat Chonie not only edits, but spellchecks. Yes, I have a cat named Underpants (in Spanish).
That first comment reminds me of the old joke.
Hick: Can you tell me where Harvard Yard’s at?
Harvard student: Are you aware you should never end a sentence with a preposition?
Hick: Sorry. Can you tell me where Harvard Yard’s at, asshole?
What ever he writes for, it most be a “purrrdey” good publication.
ROFL!
Hahaha , what a cute picture like how the cat is sprawled on the page and how his paw appears to hold the pen.
He must be editing an article for a “CATalog”, hope I get to read it when he’s done fixing it ^^
LOL! I want to hire this cute cat, sometimes I need to have a spelling consultation:) I’d pay three goldfish a day:)