Journal of Technical Writing and Communication Oct 1972

Try a Fresh Look at a Trite Subject

Louis Foley Babson College

Abstract

Over a long period of time, among people interested in writing, there has been endless discussion of the “split infinitive.” Both those who castigate it and those who are disposed to accept it have generally missed the point. Whatever one may think of its importance in itself, it can furnish an interesting approach for examining the real principles of sentence-structure and the logical arrangement of words.

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Journal of Technical Writing and Communication
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1972-10-01
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10.2190/pb27-dau8-70t5-be2r
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  2. Christian Science Monitor, June 24, 1967.
  3. Ibid.
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  2. Ibid., December 3, 1969.
  3. Ibid., April 2, 1970.
  4. College English Association notice to members, 1971.
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    Literature in Critical Perspectives
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  16. Christian Science Monitor, April 24, 1969.
  17. Senator Margaret Chase Smith, quoted in Boston Herald Traveler, July 10, 1969.
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  20. Ibid., June 28, 1969.
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