What are you talking about? - exempelmening på engelska

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Eldad 28 september 2012 28 september 2012 00:42:14 UTC

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There is an extra space:
about ? >> about?

Horus 20 januari 2015 20 januari 2015 13:13:33 UTC

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Horus 27 juni 2015 27 juni 2015 15:30:10 UTC

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Horus 23 oktober 2015 23 oktober 2015 02:30:03 UTC

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nonong 14 februari 2016 14 februari 2016 17:52:16 UTC

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It's colloquial, "illegally" ending with a preposition.

More formal: "About what are you talking?"

Raizin 14 februari 2016, redigerad 14 februari 2016 14 februari 2016 18:10:59 UTC, redigerad 14 februari 2016 18:18:34 UTC

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@Nonong: The rule that you can't send a sentence in a preposition is made up by prescriptivist grammarians. They liked it that way because that's how Latin works.

While the it is still taught in some schools, most English speakers have ignored the rule since it was made up, and there is not really a strong basis for it existing.

Even English language authorities such as Merriam-Webster (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OLxLK_R6jQ) and Oxford Dictionaries (http://www.oxforddictionaries.c...tions-american) say that a preposition is a perfectly appropriate kind of word to end a sentence with.

nonong 14 februari 2016 14 februari 2016 18:17:15 UTC

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In Canada, ending with prepositions in English is still considered bad English, though acceptable colloquially. There's, of course, influence in thinking from the USA.

Raizin 14 februari 2016, redigerad 14 februari 2016 14 februari 2016 18:23:37 UTC, redigerad 14 februari 2016 18:24:00 UTC

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Note that Oxford is a British university, not American. So disregarding that rule is not just an American thing; it's a much more world-wide phenomenon.

nonong 14 februari 2016 14 februari 2016 18:32:23 UTC

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In Canada, in essay-writing in English, ending a sentence with a preposition is a no-no. But as I said, it's acceptable colloquially--in speaking!

Ooneykcall 14 februari 2016 14 februari 2016 22:16:44 UTC

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Essays aren't done in neutral style though. It's formal style. Formal style doesn't equate to written style. Neutral style accepts these sentences well. Doesn't have to be colloquial.