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Re: Error Condition --> split infinitive From: Efrain Ramirez (eramirezt@coqui.net) Sat Dec 3 10:33:31 2005 Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ] Next message: Efrain Ramirez: "Re: 41 week Induction" Previous message: DMECNM@aol.com: "Re: Study: Parkinson's risk higher among physicians, educated people" In reply to: DoctorJoe@aol.com: "Re: Error Condition --> split infinitive" I found these links quite instructive... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Split_infinitive http://www.askoxford.com/asktheexperts/faq/aboutgrammar/splitinfinitives?view=uk But better yet -I'll ask my eldest daughter :)... Ef >At Sat, 3 Dec 2005, DoctorJoe@aol.com wrote: > >In a message dated 12/3/05 10:34:03 AM, eramirezt@coqui.net writes: > >> We don't have that problem in Spanish - infinitive is one word - >> "facturar" for "to bill" - "no facturar" - "not to bill" >> >I think the split infinitive question we've been following would more >reasonably be analogized to something like German. > >I always liked to rationalize the split infinitive criticism by making the >verb complex. > >For example, "to boldly go" is allegedly correctly stated as "to go boldly" >or "boldly to go." However, if you "define" the verb as "boldly-go" (sticking >the hyphen in for demonstration purposes), then "to boldly-go" is the >infinitive, different from the infinitive "to go" modified by the adverb "boldly." > >Hope that makes sense (i.e. the Parkinsons and Alzheimers isn't setting in >yet, all you smart peeps). > >Joe P. -- Ability is what you're capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it. - Lou Holtz ~walt whitman~ Next message: Efrain Ramirez: "Re: 41 week Induction" Previous message: DMECNM@aol.com: "Re: Study: Parkinson's risk higher among physicians, educated people" In reply to: DoctorJoe@aol.com: "Re: Error Condition --> split infinitive"

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