Bryan Garner, the preeminent stylist of our times, says:
The Oxford Dictionary of American Usage and Style By Bryan A. Garner
Winston Churchill's witticism about the absurdity of this bugaboo
should have laid it to rest. When someone once upbraided him for
ending a sentence with a preposition, he rejoined, "That is the type
of arrant pedantry up with which I shall not put."
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Churchill is a good reference, quoted by many, e.g.,:
Franklin Covey Style Guide for Business and Technical- Page 242
Stephen R. Covey, Breck England - 2012 -
Winston Churchill was once corrected for ending a sentence with a
preposition, and he supposedly replied, “That is the sort of English
up with which I will not put.”
Further:
Law Notes for the General Practitioner - Volume 1 - Page xviii 1975
I still do not like to split the infinitive, although it is common
practice these days, but I have no objection to ending a sentence
with "to," nor did Winston Churchill.
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