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Fowler's Modern English Usage has no problem with that, or with split infinitives, to name two standard middle school bugaboos.
by cafard 10y ago
Fowler's Modern English Usage has no problem with that, or with split infinitives, to name two standard middle school bugaboos.
- MatthewWilkes 10y agoIndeed, it's now widely considered to be correct. The same wasn't true just a few years ago. It's ironic that he uses a construction that would have signalled him as unworthy of employment to his spiritual predecessors. Language change is a constant thing, using differences between your written English and that of a potential employee as a proxy for intelligence rather than group membership is foolish and exclusionary. It's only really relevant if the person needs to write in a specific register for their job.