“Proper” English is full of stumbling blocks, and chief among them is the sentence that ends in a preposition. For example, this question: Are sentences that end in prepositions really something to be ...

Connect to or connect with? On television or in television? Admit someone to hospital or in hospital? What is the difference between ‘old for his years’ and ‘old in years’? Which is correct: try ...

Prepositions — connecting words such as to, from, and of — are basic bits of language with clear meaning and function. Right? After all, one of the quickest ways to know someone isn't a native speaker ...