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* '''Enforced''':'''Enforced''': [[{{Woolseyism}} This was one of the few kinds of arguments that could replace the untranslatable argument from the original dub.]]
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'''Basic Trope''': Somebody believes it's incorrect to end a sentence with a "preposition"-- a word such as "with", "to", "on", "off", etc.
* '''Straight''': Alice asks Bob, "Who are you planning to give the cake to?". Bob replies by asking Alice to rephrase her question so it doesn't end in a preposition.
* '''Straight''': Alice asks Bob, "Who are you planning to give the cake to?". Bob replies by asking Alice to rephrase her question so it doesn't end in a preposition.
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'''Basic Trope''': Somebody believes it's incorrect to end a sentence with a "preposition"-- "preposition" -- a word such as "with", "to", "on", "off", etc.
* '''Straight''': Alice asks Bob, "Who are you planning to give the caketo?". to?" Bob replies by asking Alice to rephrase her question so it doesn't end in a preposition.
* '''Straight''': Alice asks Bob, "Who are you planning to give the cake
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* '''Inverted''': Alice asks Bob, "To whom are you planning to give the cake?". Bob tells her not to be so formal and just say, "Who are you planning to give the cake to?".
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* '''Inverted''': Alice asks Bob, "To whom are you planning to give the cake?". cake?" Bob tells her not to be so formal and just say, "Who are you planning to give the cake to?".
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*'''Subverted''':'''Subverted''': Alice asks Bob, "Who are you planning to give the cake to?", then remembers some people don't like this practice and braces herself in case he's one of them. He just says, "It's a secret and I can't tell you."
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* '''Parodied''': [[HypocriticalHumour Bob says the trope title]].
* '''Zigzagged''': AliceAndBob argue over whether ending a sentence with a preposition is okay or not.
* '''Zigzagged''': AliceAndBob argue over whether ending a sentence with a preposition is okay or not.
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** While Bob doesn't object to terminal prepositions, Alice happened to say it in earshot of Carol, who does.
** Alice then says, "Okay, and it's nice to not be yelled at for ending a sentence with a preposition" -- which does inadvertently press Bob's grammar-related BerserkButton, split infinitives.
*** Alternatively, when Alice says it's nice not to be corrected, she makes Bob remember the putative rule against ending sentences with prepositions and he corrects her on that problem ... or both.
* '''Parodied''':[[HypocriticalHumour [[HypocriticalHumor Bob says the trope title]].
title.]]
*'''Zigzagged''': '''Zig-Zagged''': AliceAndBob argue over whether ending a sentence with a preposition is okay acceptable or not.
** Alice then says, "Okay, and it's nice to not be yelled at for ending a sentence with a preposition" -- which does inadvertently press Bob's grammar-related BerserkButton, split infinitives.
*** Alternatively, when Alice says it's nice not to be corrected, she makes Bob remember the putative rule against ending sentences with prepositions and he corrects her on that problem ... or both.
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* '''Lampshaded''': "Actually, that's false-- ending a sentence with a preposition is bad grammar in ''Latin'', but not in English."
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* '''Lampshaded''': "Actually, that's false-- false -- ending a sentence with a preposition is bad grammar in ''Latin'', but not in English."
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** Bob doesn't want to tell Alice not to end her sentence with a preposition, because he's afraid she'll reply in a mean way (e.g. "Who are you planning to give the cake to, jerk?").
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** Bob doesn't want to tell Alice not to end her sentence with a preposition, because he's afraid she'll reply in a mean way (e.g. , "Who are you planning to give the cake to, jerk?").
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** Alice asks Bob, "Who are you planning to give the cake to?". Bob tells her not to end a sentence with a preposition, and she replies, "Who are you planning to give the cake to, jerk?".
** Alice asks Bob, "Who are you planning to give the cake to?". Bob tells her not to end a sentence with a preposition, then Diane, who is only six, tells him that that's only a hard-and-fast rule in Latin, not English. Bob feels embarrassed at being out-knowledge'd by a six-year-old.
** Alice asks Bob, "Who are you planning to give the cake to?". Bob tells her not to end a sentence with a preposition, then Diane, who is only six, tells him that that's only a hard-and-fast rule in Latin, not English. Bob feels embarrassed at being out-knowledge'd by a six-year-old.
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** Alice asks Bob, "Who are you planning to give the cake to?". Bob tells her not to end a sentence with a preposition, and she replies, "Who are you planning to give the cake to, jerk?".
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** Alice asks Bob, "Who are you planning to give the caketo?". to?" Bob tells her not to end a sentence with a preposition, then Diane, who is only six, tells him that that's only a hard-and-fast rule in Latin, not English. Bob feels embarrassed at being out-knowledge'd by that a six-year-old.six-year-old knew something he didn't.
** Alice asks Bob, "Who are you planning to give the cake
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'''Basic Trope''': Somebody believes it's incorrect to end a sentence with a "preposition"-- a word such as "with", "to", "on", "off", etc.
* '''Straight''': Alice asks Bob, "Who are you planning to give the cake to?". Bob replies by asking Alice to rephrase her question so it doesn't end in a preposition.
* '''Exaggerated''': There's an [[{{Scienceville}} academic town]] where it's ''illegal'' to end a sentence with a preposition.
* '''Downplayed''': Alice asks Bob, "Who are you planning to give the cake to?", and Bob legitimately wonders if ending it in a preposition is OK.
* '''Justified''': Bob is a GrammarNazi who wants to apply Latin grammar rules to English.
* '''Inverted''': Alice asks Bob, "To whom are you planning to give the cake?". Bob tells her not to be so formal and just say, "Who are you planning to give the cake to?".
* '''Subverted''':
* '''Double Subverted''':
* '''Parodied''': [[HypocriticalHumour Bob says the trope title]].
* '''Zigzagged''': AliceAndBob argue over whether ending a sentence with a preposition is okay or not.
* '''Averted''': Alice asks Bob, "Who are you planning to give the cake to?", and Bob simply replies, "Charlie."
* '''Enforced''':
* '''Lampshaded''': "Actually, that's false-- ending a sentence with a preposition is bad grammar in ''Latin'', but not in English."
* '''Invoked''':
* '''Exploited''': Bob's plans with the cake are secret, so he uses Alice's preposition at the end of her sentence to distract her.
* '''Defied''':
** Bob quickly looks it up to see if it is indeed grammatically incorrect to end a sentence with a preposition before saying anything back to Alice.
** Bob doesn't want to tell Alice not to end her sentence with a preposition, because he's afraid she'll reply in a mean way (e.g. "Who are you planning to give the cake to, jerk?").
* '''Discussed''': "Is ending a sentence with a preposition allowed?"
* '''Conversed''': "Every fictional grammar nut thinks it's grammatically incorrect to end a sentence with a preposition, but that's not actually true."
* '''Implied''':
* '''Deconstructed''':
* '''Reconstructed''':
* '''Played for Laughs''':
** Alice asks Bob, "Who are you planning to give the cake to?". Bob tells her not to end a sentence with a preposition, and she replies, "Who are you planning to give the cake to, jerk?".
** Alice asks Bob, "Who are you planning to give the cake to?". Bob tells her not to end a sentence with a preposition, then Diane, who is only six, tells him that that's only a hard-and-fast rule in Latin, not English. Bob feels embarrassed at being out-knowledge'd by a six-year-old.
* '''Played for Drama''':
* '''Played for Horror''': Bob, a demon, uses supernatural means to punish Alice for ending her sentence with a preposition.
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* '''Straight''': Alice asks Bob, "Who are you planning to give the cake to?". Bob replies by asking Alice to rephrase her question so it doesn't end in a preposition.
* '''Exaggerated''': There's an [[{{Scienceville}} academic town]] where it's ''illegal'' to end a sentence with a preposition.
* '''Downplayed''': Alice asks Bob, "Who are you planning to give the cake to?", and Bob legitimately wonders if ending it in a preposition is OK.
* '''Justified''': Bob is a GrammarNazi who wants to apply Latin grammar rules to English.
* '''Inverted''': Alice asks Bob, "To whom are you planning to give the cake?". Bob tells her not to be so formal and just say, "Who are you planning to give the cake to?".
* '''Subverted''':
* '''Double Subverted''':
* '''Parodied''': [[HypocriticalHumour Bob says the trope title]].
* '''Zigzagged''': AliceAndBob argue over whether ending a sentence with a preposition is okay or not.
* '''Averted''': Alice asks Bob, "Who are you planning to give the cake to?", and Bob simply replies, "Charlie."
* '''Enforced''':
* '''Lampshaded''': "Actually, that's false-- ending a sentence with a preposition is bad grammar in ''Latin'', but not in English."
* '''Invoked''':
* '''Exploited''': Bob's plans with the cake are secret, so he uses Alice's preposition at the end of her sentence to distract her.
* '''Defied''':
** Bob quickly looks it up to see if it is indeed grammatically incorrect to end a sentence with a preposition before saying anything back to Alice.
** Bob doesn't want to tell Alice not to end her sentence with a preposition, because he's afraid she'll reply in a mean way (e.g. "Who are you planning to give the cake to, jerk?").
* '''Discussed''': "Is ending a sentence with a preposition allowed?"
* '''Conversed''': "Every fictional grammar nut thinks it's grammatically incorrect to end a sentence with a preposition, but that's not actually true."
* '''Implied''':
* '''Deconstructed''':
* '''Reconstructed''':
* '''Played for Laughs''':
** Alice asks Bob, "Who are you planning to give the cake to?". Bob tells her not to end a sentence with a preposition, and she replies, "Who are you planning to give the cake to, jerk?".
** Alice asks Bob, "Who are you planning to give the cake to?". Bob tells her not to end a sentence with a preposition, then Diane, who is only six, tells him that that's only a hard-and-fast rule in Latin, not English. Bob feels embarrassed at being out-knowledge'd by a six-year-old.
* '''Played for Drama''':
* '''Played for Horror''': Bob, a demon, uses supernatural means to punish Alice for ending her sentence with a preposition.
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