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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;The Penny Lady®, post: 728885, member: 16948&quot;]Ok, boys, let me chime in on this.&nbsp; As a litigation paralegal, I used to edit legal briefs in very large prestigious/stuffy law firms and even though my grammatical skills have gotten somewhat lax, let me say that even the legal field has &quot;officially&quot; turned to writing more as we speak.&nbsp; In other words, a lot of the formality we all grew up with in English writing has been relaxed quite a bit.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I never used to begin sentences with And or end them with a preposition, however, it is acceptable now to do so - even in legal briefs, believe it or not.&nbsp; Of course, there are still plenty of grammatical formalities, such as not using contractions, spelling out numbers when they begin a sentence, not using slang, and being consistent is still a big one.&nbsp; But writing as we speak is much more acceptable today.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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