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¿Cuál es la construcción gramatical correcta?
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>unattributed quotations https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Split_infinitive Any argument you care to have - you can direct to the Wikipedia article which is the source of ALL of my quotations - and quotes: "Curme's Grammar of the English Language (1931)" " The Columbia Guide to Standard American English" "Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage" Please feel free to dispute your point of view with them
As your last three discussion entries are clearly unattributed quotations, rather than your own work, you should at least state your source. The idea that 'the split infinitive eliminates all possibility of ambiguity," is blatant nonsense, as ambiguity can arise in various ways. Obviously, the more words are inserted in the middle of an infinitive, the more difficult the sentence becomes to read, or the more difficult it becomes for a speaker to keep track of their thoughts. It's strange that, in arguing against a rule, it's possible to be more pedantic and prescriptive than the people who argue for that rule.
objection to the split infinitive has never had a.
07:15 Dec 22, 2015
Current views Present style and usage manuals deem simple split infinitives unobjectionable in many situations.[49] For example, Curme's Grammar of the English Language (1931) says that not only is the split infinitive correct, but it "should be furthered rather than censured, for it makes for clearer expression." The Columbia Guide to Standard American English notes that the split infinitive "eliminates all possibility of ambiguity," in contrast to the "potential for confusion" in an unsplit construction.[50] Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage says, "the objection to the split infinitive has never had a rational basis."[12] According to Mignon Fogarty, "today almost everyone agrees that it is OK to split infinitives."[51]
outright rejection of the split infinitive is no..
07:13 Dec 22, 2015
Many of those who avoid split infinitives differentiate according to type and register. Infinitives split by multi-word phrases ("compound split infinitives") and those split by pronouns are demonstrably less usual than the straightforward example of an infinitive split by an adverb. Likewise, split infinitives are far more common in speech and informal writing than in academic writing. Thus, while an outright rejection of the split infinitive is no longer sustainable on descriptive grounds (as it was in 1834), the advice to avoid it in formal settings, and to avoid some types in particular, remains a tenable position. The prescriptive rule of thumb draws on the descriptive observation that certain split infinitives are not usual in certain situations......
because it was not part of the language that they.
07:09 Dec 22, 2015
Objections to the split infinitive fall into three categories, of which only the first is accorded any credence by linguists. The descriptivist objection
Like most linguistic prescription, disapproval of the split infinitive was originally based on the descriptive observation that it was not in fact a feature of the prestige form of English which those proscribing it wished to champion. This is made explicit in the anonymous 1834 text, the first known statement of the position, and in Alford's objection in 1864, the first truly influential objection to the construction, both cited above. The descriptivist objection involves a person whose idiolect does not have the construction advising against its use on the grounds that it is not the norm: thus, many English speakers avoid split infinitives not because they follow a prescriptive rule, but simply because it was not part of the language that they learned as children. However, as the construction grows in popularity, the strength of the descriptivist objection is progressively reduced.
I would point out to airmailpl that the UK population is nearly 64 million and, as Gallagy has already pointed out, Ireland (4.58 million pop.) is not part of the UK. Apparently respect for facts such as population numbers and political geography is not necessary to an expert in split infinitives. Since when have population statistics been a grammatical argument anyhow?
I was taught in grammar school that one should generally avoid splitting infinitives, but that this rule, like many others, could be broken from time to time, for stylistic reasons, by those who were competent enough to know how and when to do so without looking semi-literate. In order to be able to break a rule effectively, you first have to know about it. The Star Trek example works precisely because it is breaking a grammatical rule appropriately, i.e. to manage emphasis.
Besides the fact that Wikipedia cannot write anything, only contributors to it can do so, "it was Wikipedia that wrote the article" is not exactly a stylistic gem.
I don't live in the UK I know you are quoting Wikipedia (an authority, is it?) and obviously agree with this, hence ARE using it as an example. So you really think that no one in the US cares about splitting infinitives?? I'd find that hard to believe, but perhaps shouldn't as English is being dumbed down all the time... Anyway, my last word on this as I can see there's no point...
Most modern English usage guides have dropped the objection to the split infinitive - except maybe in the UK ??
>but then Brazil is not exactly the capital of the English-speaking world.. But the USA with 300 million people speaking the language sure beats out the 10 - 20 million in the UK >I find it extraordinary that you would use StarTrek as an example of good English.. Guess they didn't teach (university studying English!) to pay attention - it was Wikipedia that wrote the article
@ airmailpl I find it extraordinary that you would use StarTrek as an example of good English but then Brazil is not exactly the capital of the English-speaking world! I learnt about split infinitives my first year in university (studying English!) and have consciously tried to avoid making them ever since. (I could have said "I've tried to consciously avoid" there but to me it looks and is wrong). I returned to university 6 years ago to do a Master's and a non-native fellow student asked me why her essay had been underlined in several places in red. Guess what? She had split infinitives! So, in my neck of the woods at least, they are still frowned on...
raise the subject of English usage in any conversation today and it is sure to be mentioned."[1] Most modern English usage guides have dropped the objection to the split infinitive.[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Split_infinitive
Split infinitive From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In the English language, a split infinitive or cleft infinitive is a grammatical construction in which a word or phrase divides the to and the bare infinitive of the to form of the infinitive verb. Usually, it is the interrupting adverb or adverbial phrase which comes between to and the verb.
A well-known example occurs in the opening sequence of the Star Trek television series: to boldly go where no man has gone before; the adverb boldly splits the infinitive to go. More rarely, more than one word splits the infinitive in a compound split infinitive, as in: The population is expected to more than double in the next ten years.
In the 19th century, some grammatical authorities sought to introduce a prescriptive rule against it. The construction is still the subject of disagreement: "No other grammatical issue has so divided English speakers since the split infinitive was declared to be a solecism in the 19c [19th century]:
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