As some of you may know (but many of you may not), it has long been considered poor form to end a sentence with a preposition (words like with, about, for, etc.). However, if asked by a teacher to revise your sentence, the resulting sentence may sound awkward and just plain confusing. While it is important to remember that sometimes phrasing that sounds incorrect might actually be grammatically sound, this is one case that is an exception to the rule.
The rule actually has a complex history, which you can read more about here. It is an interesting example, like others we have discussed, of how language continues to change and evolve based on the speakers and the contexts in which they write. (Or...the contexts which they write in. Either use is appropriate.) So, feel free to use prepositions at the end of your sentences. And if your teacher or professor tells you that you are wrong, you can cite your new understanding of the rule as evidence for why you are not!
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