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Thanks William Shatner for popularizing the split infinitive... to boldly go!
by zfp 11y ago
Thanks William Shatner for popularizing the split infinitive... to boldly go!
- nazgul1 11y agoAn infinitive verb is a to verb. There's no to above, thus no split infinitive.
- jfb 11y agoToo, pedantry about splitting infinitives is agrammatical and dumb.
- BuildTheRobots 11y agosomewhat even more off topic, but: Thanks to William Shatner for lots of things; least of all demonstrating how to deliver a line of dialogue without it sounding like you're reading off the back of a cereal packet and left your glasses at home. His cover of Common People (Pulp) is an immense example of this. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ainyK6fXku0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ainyK6fXku0 Yes Doctor Who, I'm staring you out whilst shaking a fist at you....