Pet peeve

Douglas G. Wilson douglas at NB.NET
Tue Oct 31 17:33:33 UTC 2000


'Split infinitives' are OK, and the editor needs to go back to school, IMHO.

Those who have a broad objection to mid-position adverbs might need a
little brushup course too, IMHO.

The compulsive location of adverbs before any auxiliary verbs appears to be
an American peculiarity: see, e.g., Swan's "Practical English Usage", 2nd
ed., p. 24.

-- Doug Wilson



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