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Re: We should all fight about split infinitives again
Posted By: Mousie, on host 64.236.243.31
Date: Thursday, November 7, 2002, at 12:47:46
In Reply To: We should all fight about split infinitives again posted by Dave on Wednesday, November 6, 2002, at 18:43:28:

> Because look, here's somebody who agrees with me that it's silly to avoid splitting an infinitive when the alternative is clunky and dumb sounding.
>
> But seriously, here's a list of common "non-errors" found in English. Some of them I know will be set a lot of our resident grammar-nazis on edge. But the ones that surprise me the most are the ones I never even supposed *were* errors. Such as "Lend vs Loan" and "Hopefully".
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> Also, who ever thought the phrase was "spit and image" anyway? Not that either way makes any sense at all, but...
>
> -- Dave


That's "Passive Aggressive Grammarian" to you, buddy.

Mou"the new Albertson's does it right! 'Fewer than 12 Items!'"sie

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