Showing posts with label Split infinitives. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Split infinitives. Show all posts
Monday, October 10, 2011
Doin’ the Splits
In contemplation of the split infinitive: consider the basic verb form (to do, to laugh, to holler). When you stick other words in the middle, you split them: to constantly laugh, to loudly and obstreperously holler. Just don’t split them too wide open. Go ahead, do it. Only the clinically challenged purists will notice.
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