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And you the point with Latin and the split infinitives (as well as the Romance languages and apparently German) is that you cannot split infinitives because they are only one word. So 'people' decided that you shouldn't split them in English because it's impossible in Latin. I'm sure this seemed like a good idea to someone... somehow. |
Can anyone confirm for me whether or not the split infinitive is still condemned by the MLA style sheet? I brought this subject up again with the same aforementioned individual in my office; and he rests his case on what was apparently the MLA style sheet used by his English professor at Grinnell circa 1961.
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Couldn't find anything but one site that stated that the MLA Writer's handbook didn't mention split infinitives as of 2006.
Looks like most style guides have dropped it though. I only own the APA book and it's the last edition. |
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This may sound weird, but one of my friends has been trying for the longest time to speak less "urban" and more proper (or as some may say: "talk less black").
There are only two things that bother me about his speech, though. Otherwise, it's fine. First off, he likes to add "me" in randomly. ex. "I'm going to get me a new shirt." Also, he says "mines" instead of "mine." I don't blame him, though, because when I lived in the same area as him when I was younger, I was never taught that "mines" was not a word either. |
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