split infinitive

I never said there was anything wrong with split infinitives.

"There's a split infinitive right here on the top of page 2."

The Times has about two dozen split infinitives every day."

Post-1960 authorities show a strong tendency to accept the split infinitive.

What's a split infinitive, you might ask, amid such scenes of horror?

Many of those who avoid split infinitives differentiate according to type and register.

Split infinitives are the perfect example of where worlds collide.

The split infinitive "to boldly go" has also been the subject of jokes.

Rarely does anyone object to a speaker's avoidance of the split infinitive.

Split infinitives are the invention of the Latin lot.

Star Trek is the series made split infinitives famous.

For instance, note that split infinitive in paragraph three.

Nevertheless, many teachers of English still admonish students against using split infinitives in writing.

We simply don't split infinitives: there is no need.

Perhaps the split infinitive has outstayed its welcome as an example but the principle is general.

"OK, but only in the event of split infinitives."

The ban on splitting infinitives was firmly planted in the popular imagination.

Sometimes, the only way to clearly convey the intended meaning is with a split infinitive."

The term compound split infinitive is not found in these dictionaries and appears to be very recent.

Certainly, it is clear that dislike of the split infinitive does not originate from Latin.

The quotation was changed to use the split infinitive "to boldly go" at some point before 2151.

It's an order to definitively ban the split infinitive.

However, most modern English usage guides have dropped the objection to the split infinitive.

Likewise, split infinitives are far more common in speech than in, say, academic writing.