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Is this sentence grammatically correct?

Who do I need to send product information to?

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    If I were to improve this sentence, I'd change "Who" to "Whom" before worrying about "to". – Andreas Blass Apr 30 '15 at 23:27
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    There's really no right or wrong answer on this one. Some style guides insist that you absolutely shouldn't end a sentence with to (in which case your sentence should be "To whom are you attached?"), while others are vehement that the "no ending sentences with prepositions" rule is a useless, made-up rule that nobody needs to follow. If you are writing for a teacher or editor, it all depends on which rules they go by. – Nicole Apr 30 '15 at 23:30
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    As Emily Brewster, editor at Merriam-Webster says: "A preposition is a perfectly appropriate kind of word to end a sentence with". :-) – Lucky Apr 30 '15 at 23:30
  • All this said, yes, nobody will come and shoot you if you end a sentence with to. But if you'd like my two cents, I'd say To whom are you attached? as that sounds better to me. –  May 01 '15 at 02:05
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    possible duplicate of When is it appropriate to end a sentence in a preposition? – curiousdannii May 01 '15 at 05:23

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You can end a sentence with a preposition if you want to.

A visitor to Harvard stopped a student on the Yard and asked, "Can you tell me where the library's at?"

The student replied, "At Harvard, we do not end sentences with prepositions."

The visitor thinks a moment and rephrases his question. "Can you tell me where the library's at, asshole?"

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Bryan Garner, the preeminent stylist of our times, says:

The Oxford Dictionary of American Usage and Style By Bryan A. Garner

Winston Churchill's witticism about the absurdity of this bugaboo should have laid it to rest. When someone once upbraided him for ending a sentence with a preposition, he rejoined, "That is the type of arrant pedantry up with which I shall not put."

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Churchill is a good reference, quoted by many, e.g.,:

Franklin Covey Style Guide for Business and Technical- Page 242 Stephen R. Covey, ‎Breck England - 2012 -

Winston Churchill was once corrected for ending a sentence with a preposition, and he supposedly replied, “That is the sort of English up with which I will not put.”

Further:

Law Notes for the General Practitioner - Volume 1 - Page xviii 1975

I still do not like to split the infinitive, although it is common practice these days, but I have no objection to ending a sentence with "to," nor did Winston Churchill.

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