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Robert Lowth was the first grammarian to prohibit the split infinitive in English
Robert Lowth was the first grammarian to prohibit the split infinitive in English

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Latin, where they are usually impossible. Most authorities from the last 100 years, however, agree that this rule was mistaken, and indeed that splitting an infinitive can sometimes reduce ambiguity. (more...
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