Geoffrey Pullum interviewed in The Telegraph UK

[Benjamin Barrett]

Thank you for that post!

In "My Beloved World" (Sonia Sotomayor, 2013, third page of the preface), Sotomayor says her rules for formal writing include not splitting infinitives.

Benjamin Barrett
Formerly of Seattle, WA

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On Mar 21, 2014, at 11:08 PM, ADSGarson O'Toole <adsgarsonotoole at GMAIL.COM> wrote:

> The Telegraph (UK) has an article about linguistics featuring the
> views of Geoffrey Pullum
>
> Are 'grammar Nazis' ruining the English language?
> By Tom Chivers
> 19 Mar 2014
>
> Split infinitives make them shudder and they'd never end a sentence
> with a preposition. But linguist Geoffrey Pullum has a message for all
> grammar pedants: you're wrong
>
> http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/10692897/Are-grammar-Nazis-ruining-the-English-language.html

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