Alberto wrote: > > > Because he had _more_ urgent matters to deal with. [*] > >Oh, I forgot to ask [the reason for the star]. Is >this good English? I guess I read somewhere >that a sentence should not terminate with a >preposition. >
Technically speaking, your sentence should have been: "Because he had _more_ urgent matters with which to deal." That is grammatically correct but sounds stilted and formal to most native English speakers. The way you wrote it originally is consistant with colloquial American English usage. Reggie Bautista _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com
