| 单词 | split infinitive |
| 例句 | Encarta World English Dictionary: “There is no grammatical basis for rejecting split infinitives.” The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z The truth is that the phrase “split infinitive” is misleading. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z As Copperud wrote, “Shall, then, seems well on the way to extinction, much like the hapless Scot.” split infinitives. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z It begins "I watched thee when the foe was at our side" and the last stanza has the greatest split infinitive in literature. Love poems: writers choose their favourites for Valentine's Day 2012-02-10T22:52:01Z Photograph: Alamy Considering the rage a split infinitive can incite among language pedants, they are really asking for trouble. War of wordcraft: invitation to write dictionary puts language nerds on alert 2012-07-18T11:08:04Z Split infinitives are worth avoiding to keep pedants at bay, but there's nothing actually wrong with them, and a split infinitive is preferable to an inelegant alternative. Grammar rules everyone should follow 2013-05-09T13:56:00Z In another time and another place, he could be a crusty old colonel who feels impelled to write to the Telegraph every time he finds yet another split infinitive. Ricky Gervais 2010-07-17T23:08:00Z By this she did not mean something Lynne Trussy – the odd misplaced apostrophe or split infinitive – but substantial errors in form, style, continuity, and judgment that she regularly encountered in novels from respectable publishing houses. The importance of good editing 2012-06-14T14:04:47Z England losing a penalty shoot-out at major tournaments is one of the first things on the curriculum, just after self-loathing and split infinitives. The Hard Sell: Mars 2012-06-01T23:05:41Z And now we are in danger of being swamped by the dastardly Chinese, Brazilians and Russians who will hammer us into the floor with their superior grasp of split infinitives. Is good grammar still important? 2013-05-11T23:06:18Z The NI Civil Service did remove the split infinitive of "to boldly go", replacing it with a more grammatically correct version. Good Friday Agreement: NI Executive likened to Starship Enterprise 2022-12-29T05:00:00Z Besides, the judge added, “I am confident that my former clerk did not play a substantial role in writing this brief. If he had, there would be no fewer than four split infinitives.” ‘He has torn my head off’: Manafort judge known for being tough during trials 2018-07-31T04:00:00Z A split infinitive is when other words creep into the middle of an English infinitive. To boldly go for it: why the split infinitive is no longer a mistake 2017-09-25T04:00:00Z Even today, I have felt the urge to run that red light, or to boisterously split infinitives. If Tech Execs Act Like Spoiled Brats, Should We Spank Them? 2017-07-14T04:00:00Z These rules also discourage unattended anaphoric pronouns and say that split infinitives should be rarely used. Scientific language is becoming more informal 2016-11-07T05:00:00Z Among the many challenges of writing is dealing with rules of correct usage: whether to worry about split infinitives, fused participles, and the meanings of words such as "fortuitous", "decimate" and "comprise". Steven Pinker: 10 'grammar rules' it's OK to break (sometimes) 2014-08-15T04:00:00Z He promises his book isn’t about indefinite articles, split infinitives and other things his teachers taught. Back-to-school books that help ease worries 2013-08-20T21:17:12Z But surely split infinitives don’t stop being mistakes just because more people use them? To boldly go for it: why the split infinitive is no longer a mistake 2017-09-25T04:00:00Z Mount says the split infinitive is perfectly acceptable. The people who hate other people's bad grammar 2013-05-13T08:58:14Z Another time, he interrupted a government minister to say, “Do not split infinitives.” The Saturday Profile: John Bercow, House of Commons Speaker, Seeks to Quell the Unruly 2013-04-26T23:38:30Z Some of the sentences are incorrect because they contain split infinitives. Business English A Practice Book 2011-11-19T03:00:25.507Z She is not a bit of a purist and thinks more of a good thought forcefully put than of a slip in the way of a split infinitive. Back at School with the Tucker Twins 2011-05-14T02:00:10.887Z However, now that most people, including language experts, are relaxed about split infinitives, that changes. To boldly go for it: why the split infinitive is no longer a mistake 2017-09-25T04:00:00Z The split infinitive is the most celebrated of grammar conundrums. The people who hate other people's bad grammar 2013-05-13T08:58:14Z Disclosure: Like the panelists, I work at the University of Chicago, but I work with split infinitives, not split atoms, in the Humanities Division. Safer Nuclear Reactors Impeded By Marketplace, Expert Says 2011-04-22T13:24:12Z I didn't know what a split infinitive was until I was in high school, and I got along just as well without knowing. Four and Twenty Beds 2011-03-30T02:00:13.610Z All the enthusiastic Rocky Kansas partisans in the gallery began to split infinitives to show their contempt for Benny Leonard and all other stylists. Pieces of Hate And Other Enthusiams 2011-03-28T02:00:24.120Z He was a strong partisan of the “split infinitive.” The Life of Bret Harte With Some Account of the California Pioneers 2011-01-14T03:00:47.427Z It was simply done, but it painted a picture, and—praise 75be to the powers, there were no split infinitives nor gush of adjectives! Where the Path Breaks There were no slangy expressions now; no "ain'ts" or "I guess"; no plural nouns with singular verbs; no past participles for the past tense; no split infinitives. My Brave and Gallant Gentleman A Romance of British Columbia A gentle, kindly man is he, The soul of generosity; Our little ones he gladly gives The right to split infinitives. The So-called Human Race Of these probably the most common error among cub reporters is the employment of the split infinitive,—to quickly run instead of to run quickly. News Writing The Gathering , Handling and Writing of News Stories One slight defect strikes the fastidious eye, but since split infinitives are becoming so common in these days, we shall attend the author's plea for gentleness, and remain silent. Writings in the United Amateur, 1915-1922 He had yet to learn how much, or how little, the public recks of either grammar or punctuation, how it prefers semi-truths tempered by split infinitives to facts stated in balanced prose. People of Position Style is not the art of writing melodious words or the craft or cunning of finding a way round the split infinitive. Hilaire Belloc The Man and His Work She wrote in answer: "Awful perils of road, two punctures, split infinitive, eggs at lunch questionable, but struggle on." Free Air The split infinitive is not necessarily an error. News Writing The Gathering , Handling and Writing of News Stories “Well,” he said, “I don’t know whether you’re aware of it, but you’ve got three split infinitives in your City article.” Marge Askinforit The sermon contained many repetitions and a quantity of split infinitives. Miss Mapp In his well-known style, which is so happy a blend of public spirit and split infinitives, he will plead for less indulgence in our dealings with the young. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, July 29, 1914 The split infinitive I abhor, more as a matter of taste than argument. From Sail to Steam, Recollections of Naval Life It would seem to be quite as beneficial and more practical to meditate on split infinitives. Science and Morals and Other Essays He took an eager interest in a large variety of subjects, from Celtic poetry and the fauna and flora of many regions to simplified spelling and the split infinitive. Four Americans Roosevelt, Hawthorne, Emerson, Whitman The Padre had once openly stated that Shakespeare was good enough for him, and that Shakespeare was guilty of many split infinitives. Miss Mapp Exercise 55 Correct the following split infinitives: She is known to have hurriedly read the note.Mary tried to quickly call help. Practical Grammar and Composition Simply stated, it would have been far more solemn and impressive than this turgid, insincere account with its large words, its forced note of tragedy and its split infinitive. The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to prose. Volume I (of X) - Greece He addressed us afterwards in an oration full of split infinitives and mixed metaphors, welcoming us to France for a few month's holiday. Letters from France "Then, if I split it, what else could it be but a split infinitive, I'd like to know?" The Wit and Humor of America, Volume V. (of X.) "Do you mean that some one paid him to put in the split infinitives?" inquired the King anxiously. King John of Jingalo The Story of a Monarch in Difficulties Here in this office we're dead against the split infinitive and the Honest Laboring Man. Success A Novel Brother Mark," said Brother Augustine, on the morning of Palm Sunday, "did you notice that ghastly split infinitive in the last versicle at Compline? The Altar Steps Condemnation of the split infinitive is now pretty general, but it is only recently that any one seems to have thought of it. Write It Right A Little Blacklist of Literary Faults There!" he exclaimed, triumphantly, "that's the proper way to bring together a split infinitive. The Wit and Humor of America, Volume V. (of X.) "What is a split infinitive?" inquired his Majesty. King John of Jingalo The Story of a Monarch in Difficulties But if it was a split infinitive, "Go to the devil, sir." Tommy and Grizel The book was wrapped in an outer cover that bore a recommendation of its contents, starting with a hideous split infinitive and describing it as an exquisite social comedy written from within. The Ghost Ship Though I am hanged if I know what you mean by a split infinitive. It Happened in Egypt But if there's any one thing that I can do better than another," went on the Itinerant Tinker, after another embarrassing pause, "it's piecing together a split infinitive. The Wit and Humor of America, Volume V. (of X.) It was written in no style at all—split infinitives, and every sort of thing that makes an Oxford gorge rise. Ghost Stories of an Antiquary Part 2: More Ghost Stories Again, you not only must not split infinitives, but you must not separate an auxiliary from its verb; you must say "probably will be," not "will probably be." America To-day, Observations and Reflections The schoolmaster had only to repair what we call a "split infinitive." The French in the Heart of America You will note duplication of words, split infinitives, mixed tenses, poorly balanced sentences. How to Use Your Mind A Psychology of Study: Being a Manual for the Use of Students and Teachers in the Administration of Supervised Study "I should, if it wasn't about split infinitives," replied Dickey, doubtfully. The Wit and Humor of America, Volume V. (of X.) She's promised to give me a little book," he went on dejectedly, "'One Hundred Common Errors in Writing and Speaking,' and she says the split infinitive is a crime in this nineteenth century. The Boss of Little Arcady A split infinitive in paragraph five, which at other times would have made him sit up in his chair stiff with horror, elicited no remark. The Gold Bat Fenn was a prefect; and when the headmaster sent for a prefect, it was generally to tell him that he had got a split infinitive in his English Essay that week. The Head of Kay's Adjective was piled on adjective, split infinitive on split infinitive. Cupid's Understudy I ought to have warned you that nothing that you say will be taken down by the reporters, so you needn't bother about a split infinitive or two. The Red House Mystery |
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