Split an infinitive.

[Guest Kether]

It's like the literary version of being einstein.

 

I'll start.

 

To quickly eat your dinner may cause indigestion.

[EmmaBlu]

QUOTE (Kether @ Apr 28 2004, 12:00)

It's like the literary version of being einstein. I'll start. To quickly eat your dinner may cause indigestion.

u wot???????????

[Guest Kether]

QUOTE (EmmaBlu @ Apr 28 2004, 12:01)

QUOTE (Kether @ Apr 28 2004, 12:00) It's like the literary version of being einstein. I'll start. To quickly eat your dinner may cause indigestion. u wot??????????? Exactly what it says in the title.   Take an infinitive, and split it.   Hardly Nuclear physics, that's more Einstein's field.

[Lizard]

To boldly go...

To stoutly disagree...

etc

 

any reason?

[EmmaBlu]

im still confused

[Lizard]

Take a statement...let's say kether's "To quickly eat your dinner may cause indigestion"

 

Boil it down to the verb

 

"To eat"

 

Now to split the infinitive you add "quickly"

 

I think it's an old hang-over from latin...where splitting an infinitive is either not possible or a big no no...not sure though?

[Guest Kether]

QUOTE (Lizard @ Apr 28 2004, 12:16)

Take a statement...let's say kether's "To quickly eat your dinner may cause indigestion" Boil it down to the verb "To eat" Now to split the infinitive you add "quickly" I think it's an old hang-over from latin...where splitting an infinitive is either not possible or a big no no...not sure though?

Some scholars don't like to split infinitives citing it as bad grammar. AFAIK, it's been acceptable practise since the 15th century and in the case of the star trek quote, adds impact.

[Lizard]

QUOTE (Kether @ Apr 28 2004, 12:18)

QUOTE (Lizard @ Apr 28 2004, 12:16) Take a statement...let's say kether's "To quickly eat your dinner may cause indigestion" Boil it down to the verb "To eat" Now to split the infinitive you add "quickly" I think it's an old hang-over from latin...where splitting an infinitive is either not possible or a big no no...not sure though? Some scholars don't like to split infinitives citing it as bad grammar. AFAIK, it's been acceptable practise since the 15th century and in the case of the star trek quote, adds impact. It does indeed

[Dawn]

QUOTE (Kether @ Apr 28 2004, 12:18)

QUOTE (Lizard @ Apr 28 2004, 12:16) Take a statement...let's say kether's "To quickly eat your dinner may cause indigestion" Boil it down to the verb "To eat" Now to split the infinitive you add "quickly" I think it's an old hang-over from latin...where splitting an infinitive is either not possible or a big no no...not sure though? Some scholars don't like to split infinitives citing it as bad grammar. AFAIK, it's been acceptable practise since the 15th century and in the case of the star trek quote, adds impact. I understood it was a mid 19th century thing                   to really believe

[Guest Jay]

 

dickheads

[Guest Kether]

QUOTE (Jay @ Apr 28 2004, 12:35)

dickheads

Hiya.

[Stu]

To forcefully shag...

[LiquidEyes]

What do I see ... a gem of a thread that deserves to promptly be resurrected.

[EmmaBlu]

and after many months..........im still cofused

[teabag]

To constantly ooze with pustules of smelly clod