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> to properly play It's ironic that in a dispute over correct writing, you've split your infinitive. "Properly to play" or "to play properly" are correct Engl
by ARandomerDude 5y ago
> to properly play
It's ironic that in a dispute over correct writing, you've split your infinitive. "Properly to play" or "to play properly" are correct English grammar.
'Merica.
- andrewzah 5y agoThat is an archaic, prescriptivist opinion, not an actual grammar rule in English. There are many style guides but those are opinions, not rules.
- parrellel 5y agoJust because a couple hundred years ago, the British had a Latin fetish and tried to shoehorn in new rules doesn't mean anyone should ever follow them.
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- DeathArrow 5y agoI'm sorry. I'm not a native English speaker and probably I watch too many american movies. Or should I say films?
- parrellel 5y agoDon't worry, some stuffed shirts made up the rule wholesale in the 1830s and a particular kind of pedant has been pushing it ever since. It's never been true.
- rsj_hn 5y agoYeah, this is an odd quirk of some British grammars that wanted to imitate Latin. It's not an actual rule, and those grammars have been retired long ago.