Merriam-Webster had touched on a stubborn taboo — the practice of ending sentences with prepositions such as to, with, about, upon, for or of — that was drilled into many of us in grade school.

The idea that sentences can end with a preposition has become a point of contention in the replies to a tongue-in-cheek social media post from dictionary publisher Merriam-Webster.

“It is permissible in English for a preposition to be what you end a sentence with,” the publishing company located in Springfield wrote in an Instagram post last week.

Renowned dictionary editor and publisher Merriam-Webster weighed in on whether or not it’s ok to end a sentence with a preposition and upset many people about it.

In a post on Instagram last week, Merriam-Webster has found itself dividing commenters by asserting that it is permissible for a sentence to end in a preposition. Peter Sokolowski from Merriam ...