Now, I am a descriptivist. Language is always changing and outdated rules and ideas should be changed or gotten rid of in order to keep up with the current trends and ideas. I don't mean that it should be okay to add a 'btw' into a scholarly paper or something of the like, but certain rules (I'm talking to you "not ending the sentence with a preposition") should be changed. We don't all speak or even write like Jane Austen, Mark Twain, or any of those classic authors anymore so why should we keep outdated grammar rules going? I say, end your sentences with prepositions and have no shame!
To quote Tracey from 30 Rock: You shouldn't end a sentence with a preposition at.
Here's my favorite part of Shannon Hale's post:
Apostrophe misuse is a major one, though I admit it doesn't annoy me so much as entertain me. There's a business called Snyder's Brothers Meats. I like thinking about this Snyder character, who has nothing to do with the meat business, but he must be some heck of a guy that his brothers love him so much they named their business after him. Those brothers of Snyder, so diligent in their meat shop, so mindful of their vegetarian brother.
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