[Gllug] Monthly GLLUG grammar report (Seriously OT now!)

[Stuart Sears]

> Or split infinitives - Star Trek's "To boldly go" has caused much
> wailing and gnashing of teeth ever since.
<personal bugbear>
"split infinitive" is a grammarian's attempt to apply Latin grammar to 
English. It is nonsense. The 'to' is no more part of the verb than 
'the' or 'a' is part of a noun.
they are becoming accepted in normal written English, in schools and 
elsewhere.
</personal bugbear>

Stuart
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Stuart Sears (Registered Linux User #284465)


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