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| 1. Up All Night Review: Oh Brother! - TV Fanatic |
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Up All Night Review: Oh Brother!TV FanaticOn their tour of the Little Nudge Academy, Reagan worried aloud that she split the infinitive while complimenting the school's head of admissions. While this construction is still the subject of disagreement among academics as to whether it is ...and more » |
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| 2. The New Yorker: A split decision - The Independent (blog) |
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The New Yorker: A split decisionThe Independent (blog)I refer to the split infinitive, and an example I just came across in a sentence not far into Steve Coll's recent piece in the magazine on Mullah Omar (issue dated 23 January). Prepared to be shocked: “In 2009, President Obama ordered thirty thousand ... |
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| 3. Waterstone's loses apostrophe: I'm a grammar fanatic. But totally to be frank ... - Daily Mail |
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| 4. B-Movie Lightning: Rain on a River - PopMatters |
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B-Movie Lightning: Rain on a RiverPopMatters... a popular student-life blog, and arts editor of the twice-weekly Wesleyan Argus, organizing the occasional noise rock show in between. In his spare time, he enjoys visiting presidential birthplaces and scowling at split infinitives. |
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| 5. Simon Kelner: Pedants' Revolt seems to be gathering momentum - The Independent |
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| 6. Double Dutch, wordplay, and striking with deadly intent - Sunday Times.lk |
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Double Dutch, wordplay, and striking with deadly intentSunday Times.lkAnd I'm striking out for safety before anyone thinks to launch the strike that is a “sudden military attack” (a phrase attested since 1942), which hits me between my split infinitives and my dangling participle. Ouch. Try not to picture that! |
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| 7. Go! Exhibits & Galleries Ongoing Shows: Jan. 27-Feb. 2 - Times Herald-Record |
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Go! Exhibits & Galleries Ongoing Shows: Jan. 27-Feb. 2Times Herald-RecordHudson Opera House — "Split Infinitive," works by Joel Carreiro and Brian Wood, through Feb. 12, 327 Warren St., Hudson. Hours noon-5 pm Mon.-Fri. Call 518-822-1438 or visit www.hudsonoperahouse.org. Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art — "Circa ...and more » |
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| 8. Posted on Wednesday, January 25th, 2012 at 8:30 am - OUPblog (blog) |
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| 9. Go! Exhibits & Galleries Openings calendar: Jan. 13-19 - Times Herald-Record |
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| 10. Readers chime in on abuse of grammar - phillyBurbs.com |
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Readers chime in on abuse of grammarphillyBurbs.comTwo readers detected that I had at least one other error — I split an infinitive. In his email, Dave Fluck pointed out: “In the first sentence of the column you have written 'To accurately make their point ....' One hundred years ago when I was a ... |
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