The human understanding, when any preposition has been once laid down... forces everything else to add fresh support and confirmation; and although… — Francis Bacon Copy Share Image
Stronger together is, I think, a preposition and a comparative adjective, but it's not really an action verb or what it is. — Mark Shields Copy Share Image
Prayer or not, I want to believe that, despite all evidence to the contrary, it is possible for anyone to find that… — Rachel Cohn Copy Share Image
If one loves stories, then one would naturally love the story of the story. Or the story behind the story, pick your… — Lorrie Moore Copy Share Image
The breakdown of our language, evident in the misuse, i.e., the misunderstanding of nouns and adjectives, is most grave, though perhaps not… — Mary McCarthy Copy Share Image
I think a sentence is a fine thing to put a preposition at the end of. — William Zinsser Copy Share Image
Preposition: An enormously versatile part of grammar, as in 'What made you pick this book I didn't want to be read to… — Winston Churchill Copy Share Image
It is natural and harmless in English to use a preposition to end a sentence with. — Kingsley Amis Copy Share Image
Once when the Yankee's Lou Pinella was batting he questioned a Palermo strike call. Pinella demanded, "Where was that pitch at?" Palermo… — George Will Copy Share Image
The Patriarch Joseph, after agreeing with the Latins that their formula of the Holy Ghost proceeding from the Son meant the same… — Steven Runciman Copy Share Image
All the words in the English language are divided into nine great classes. These classes are called the Parts of Speech. They… — Joseph Devlin Copy Share Image
