tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709715062681399199.post4469511826968259949..comments2023-07-20T10:37:28.692-04:00Comments on Grumpy Abe: Smithsonian Magazine:The myth of split infinitivesGrumpy Abehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01012210966022330986noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709715062681399199.post-56240003756217708222013-02-11T17:32:51.147-05:002013-02-11T17:32:51.147-05:00William Faulkner, deservedly in the pantheon of Am...William Faulkner, deservedly in the pantheon of American writers, rarely knew when to end a sentence. His grammar was often indecipherable. Yet he remains a Titan of the English language. That's why English persists as arguably the most flexible of human inventions. Even so, some conventions of writing propriety should stand through time and creative efforts. Strong verbs, for instance, should supplant adverbs in most cases. Also, I'm in favor of retaining periods at the end of sentences. <br />David Hessnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709715062681399199.post-24293929681330603972013-02-08T16:44:04.442-05:002013-02-08T16:44:04.442-05:00You made my day with the news from Smithsonian Mag...<br />You made my day with the news from Smithsonian Magazine that it's ok to split an<br />Infinitive! I had it drilled into me that splitting an infinitive was tantamount to blasphemy.<br />Do I ever like Raymond Chandler's well chosen words on the subject. Ah Raymond, where were you when Miss Sponseller, my high school English teacher, likened splitting a infinitive to committing treason!<br />Howardnoreply@blogger.com