Omission of prepositions with "to infinitives"?
Recently I have seen a sentence like that (not exactly the same but the idea is the same)
I'm looking for a place to store my pistol.
Shouldn't it be:
I'm looking for a place to store my pistol in.
?
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BoSsSy Recently I have seen a sentence like that (not exactly the same but the idea is the same) I'm looking for a place to store my pistol. Shouldn't it be: I'm looking for a place to store my pistol in. Both versions are nowadays commonly accepted: that's due to spoken language which often tends to "remove" parts considered useless.
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BoSsSyRecently I have seen a sentence like that (not exactly the same but the idea is the same)
I'm looking for a place to store my pistol.
Shouldn't it be:
I'm looking for a place to store my pistol in.
?
Both versions are nowadays commonly accepted: that's due to spoken language which often tends to "remove" pa
0BoSsSyI'm looking for a place to store my pistol.
That is the better sentence. Here are some alternates.
I'm looking for a place where I can store my pistol.
I'm looking for a place for storing my pistol.
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