> > "Boldly to go" is clumsy, sure. But I harbour a
> >suspicion that the only reason you dislike "to go
> >boldly" is because it's not the way you're used to
> >hearing the phrase. ;-)
>
> Quite possible. But I don't think either one sounds inelegant or wrong in any way. And that's really my ponit. I think a case could be made that "To boldly go" has more "punch" than "To go boldly", but again, that'd be subjective.
>
> Just like most everything else in grammar.

Haven't disagreed with that yet. Notice that the only time I mentioned "elegance" was in a post quite clearly labelled "Darien's rule." To wit, the rule Darien follows. You're welcome to ignore it. But you'll get REPORTED.

QED