User talk:Rwoodsco

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[edit] MIT

It said:

as a response to the increased housing demand this decision brought about.

You changed it to:

as a response to the increased housing demand brought about by this decision.

and your edit summary objected to "ending with a preposition". The word about is sometimes used as a preposition, but in this case it's obviously and adverb. If if one accepts the absurd prescription against ending a sentence with a preposition, there is certainly nothing wrong with ending a sentence with this adverb. And the reasons conventionally given for not ending with a preposition clearly don't apply here: what is the object of this alleged "preposition"? Michael Hardy 28 June 2005 18:17 (UTC)

• It seems clearer to me after my change, but if you feel strongly, I have no objection to returning to the previous language. June 28, 2005 18:34 (UTC)