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Re: Grammar Stuffs

Posted By: Darien, on host 71.161.144.78
Date: Monday, February 13, 2006, at 14:16:20
In Reply To: Re: Grammar Stuffs posted by Dave on Monday, February 13, 2006, at 12:52:43:

> I go back to the most famous split infinitive in American English: "To boldly go where no man has gone before." Would you have had Kirk say "To go boldly where no man has gone before" or "Boldly to go where no man has gone before"?

"Boldly to go" is clumsy, sure. But I harbour a suspicion that the only reason you dislike "to go boldly" is because it's not the way you're used to hearing the phrase. ;-)

> I say do what sounds right.

I say ROGUES NEED NERFED AND SHAMANS NEED NERFED. But what do I know?

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Re: Grammar Stuffs - Nyperold - Tue, 2/14/2006, 09:54:07
- Re: Grammar Stuffs - Darien - Wed, 2/15/2006, 05:02:48
  - Re: Grammar Stuffs - Nyperold - Wed, 2/15/2006, 12:33:12
Re: Grammar Stuffs - Howard - Mon, 2/13/2006, 15:43:27
Re: Grammar Stuffs - Dave - Mon, 2/13/2006, 14:45:58
Re: Grammar Stuffs - Dave - Mon, 2/13/2006, 14:44:28
- Re: Grammar Stuffs - Darien - Mon, 2/13/2006, 14:55:27

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