| 31. | Society has debated style for 100 years, and Bryan Garner is amused every time split infinitives make news.
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| 32. | Yankovic noted that he deliberately added a split infinitive in the lyrics to see if listeners would notice.
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| 33. | :English grammar allows split infinitives.
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| 34. | If you are writing a sentence, you can either use split infinitives or not use them and still convey your meaning.
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| 35. | :: Whether split infinitives are-- or are not-- " permissible " or even serve a useful purpose is not my point.
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| 36. | :The story I'd always heard was the " ancient Greek and Latin as ideal languages " reason described in split infinitive.
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| 37. | I'd be interested for any of you to intelligently inform me ( lol ) why split infinitives are such a no-no.
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| 38. | Dear Dr . Bombay : I feel I should let you know that a split infinitive occurred in a recent column.
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| 39. | I might fight against split infinitives and the almost universal acceptance of " finalise ", but I know their day has come.
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| 40. | Follett, in " Modern American Usage " ( 1966 ) writes : " The split infinitive has its place in good composition.
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