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split infinitive N LING

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Post-1960 authorities show a strong tendency to accept the split infinitive.
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Then he gleefully debunks pathetic shibboleths beloved of prescriptive grammarians; split infinitives, using "they" as a gender-neutral pronoun, etc.
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Many of those who avoid split infinitives differentiate according to type and register.
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We reserve the right to rejoice in his split infinitives, his mixed metaphors and the strange beings with which his imagination peopled the cases discussed in his classroom.
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It's fine to totally split infinitives and if anyone says otherwise, they're wrong.
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Split infinitives reappeared in the 18th century and became more common in the 19th.
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The same goes for the split infinitive.
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And if he throws in an occasional split infinitive, what the heck!
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The prescriptive rule of thumb draws on the descriptive observation that certain split infinitives are not usual in certain situations.
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The split infinitive to boldly go has also been the subject of jokes.
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