• GeeDubHayduke@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    15 days ago

    Agent Bork: “Chief, you know that guy whose camper they were whacking off in?”

    Agent Fleming: “Bork, you’re a Federal Agent. You represent the United States government. Never end a sentence with a preposition.”

    Agent Bork: “Oh, uh… You know that guy in whose camper they… I mean, that guy off in whose camper they were whacking?”

  • DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social
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    14 days ago

    “Children, that was a fake rule artificially imposed on English by a couple of 19th century Latin weebs and ignored by all native speakers, it’s perfectly fine to end sentences with prepositions.”