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Old 05-24-2010, 02:57 PM
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The rule against split infinitives goes back to those who wanted us to speak English like Latin. As English is not Latin, it is a silly, silly rule.
Well English is heavily influenced by Latin via Romance languages, especially French. Though I wonder does German have the rule against split infinitives?
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