This is where I'm at

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I've been meaning to ask about this.  This isn't grammatically correct, is it?  I'm no linguist so I could be wrong, but it grates on my eyes whenever I see it.

[aglardulin]

You are correct- "At" is a preposition and you aren't supposed to end sentences with prepositions. Additionally, you don't really need "at." In the context of the sentence it should be understood. It would be correct to say "This is where I am."

Grammar!

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I should of known!

Lol

[aglardulin]

Apr 4, 2013 12:44:24 GMT -5 cjoy said:

Whoever is saying this needs corrected.

TROLOLOLO 

[luckyval]

It doesn't sound particularly intelligent and it doesn't flow. But the rule that sentences shouldn't end in a preposition is a false one that was held over from Latin - it can be done tastefully and without offending the sensitive ears/eye of grammar nazis

[Deleted]

So why does everyone keep saying this!!!!?? Knock it off!

[aglardulin]

Apr 4, 2013 12:56:55 GMT -5 luckyval said:

It doesn't sound particularly intelligent and it doesn't flow. But the rule that sentences shouldn't end in a preposition is a false one that was held over from Latin - it can be done tastefully and without offending the sensitive ears/eye of grammar nazis

I beg to differ lol. I'll give you that it's now acceptable to end a sentence in a preposition while speaking, but you will have to pull my written "To whom would you like to speak?" out of my cold dead hands. How about a compromise where we just leave out extraneous prepositions altogether?

Also, how can you not love Churchill's "This is a rule up with which I will not put"?

[luckyval]

Apr 4, 2013 13:10:40 GMT -5 aglardulin said:

Apr 4, 2013 12:56:55 GMT -5 luckyval said:

It doesn't sound particularly intelligent and it doesn't flow. But the rule that sentences shouldn't end in a preposition is a false one that was held over from Latin - it can be done tastefully and without offending the sensitive ears/eye of grammar nazis

I beg to differ lol. I'll give you that it's now acceptable to end a sentence in a preposition while speaking, but you will have to pull my written "To whom would you like to speak?" out of my cold dead hands. How about a compromise where we just leave out extraneous prepositions altogether?

Also, how can you not love Churchill's "This is a rule up with which I will not put"?

A woman after my own heart!

I can settle on this compromise and, generally, I think it depends on your audience.

Conversational English, even in written form (and that goes for main stream print journalism) doesn't need to be so freaking formal all the time. It puts the writing at risk of being dry and you don't engage the reader. Academic writing is another story.

[Deleted]

So here's a question.

If it's more acceptable to say, "this is where I am?" Can you just say this is where I'm? Lol. Any rule against ending a sentence with a contraction?

[fuckyourcouch]

this is where i am

[angelaa73]

I'm using this tonite! Haha Sara gonkillmeeee
sent from my I crashed my car into a bridge. I don't care. I love it.

[aglardulin]

Apr 4, 2013 13:26:46 GMT -5 05heel said:

So here's a question.

If it's more acceptable to say, "this is where I am?" Can you just say this is where I'm? Lol. Any rule against ending a sentence with a contraction?

It has to do with whether the contraction is a strong or weak form. A good rule of thumb is that usually only negative contractions can properly end a sentence (won't, can't).  

ETA: I didn't actually answer the question. Yes there are rules and I can link you to them if you want but they are complicated. It has to do with clitics, which sounds dirty but really just means that it's the smallest grammatical unit and is like a word, but is dependent on another part of the sentence. 

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Well I've certainly learned something today.

[Deleted]

Lol @ clitics.

I don't need to see the rules. Sounds like IT might block the site. :-)