Where English is at (2)

Michael Larcombe corrected Louis Parnis for ending a sentence with a preposition. He went on to quote Winston Churchill's comment "This is the sort of English up with which I will not put".

Moreover, he quoted Fowler's Modern English Usage's recommendation that it is desirable to avoid placing a preposition at the end of a clause or sentence.

The practice of ending a sentence with a preposition (e.g. England is a place I should like to go to) was formerly regarded as incorrect, but is now acceptable and is the preferred form in many contexts.

When I was at school I studied Shakespeare whose English has evolved to what it is now. I also read Churchill extensively.

But those were different eras. If Shakespeare were around today and rewrote Romeo and Juliet, Juliet would not cry "Romeo, Romeo whereforth are thou" but rather "Romeo, where are you?"

Likewise an angry Churchill today might have remarked "This is the sort of English which I will not put up with."