On Mon, 14 Apr 1997 07:37:58 -0400, "Frank E. Thomson, III"
<[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>"A preposition is a terrible thing to end a sentence with"  Winston
>Churchill
>
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>> From: Tongariki <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Re: Netiquette
>> Date: Sunday, April 13, 1997 11:16 AM
>>
>> I wish people would get away from repeating the text of the entire
>> preceeding exchange.  Yes it does provide backgroud, but that is for what
>> our e-mail libraires are. (Forgive the antique sentence structure but I
>do
>> not like ending sentences with prepositions.)  The lengthy quotations
>just
>> take time to scan through to get to the reply!

I believe Churchill's statement, upon being accused of ending a
sentence with a preposition was, "That is the sort of arrant pedantry
up with which I shall not put."
Maybe it was Dan Quayle you're thinking of  :-)