[Ads-l] Further Antedating of "Split Infinitive"

[Stephen Goranson]

To further antedate, caution:
"But surely this is a practice entirely unknown to English speakers and writers."
1865
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Subject: Re: Further Antedating of "Split Infinitive"

Previously shared by Fred in 2008.

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On Thu, Nov 24, 2022 at 4:48 PM Shapiro, Fred <fred.shapiro at yale.edu> wrote:

> split infinitive (OED 1897)
>
> Wikipedia has the following:
>
> "Reviews: A Novel in Journalese"<
> https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://books.google.com/books?id=94oeAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA439__;!!OToaGQ!vz2mDRwzFVBN-Ij3rx0DksgFquA4QGqic8yL1kqkRfyurHP0aGpa4-ybWivRC6Xw-kPTWlzYlAmYufBf$  >. The Scots
> Observer. IV (95): 489. September 13, 1890. Retrieved 2018-04-27. The split
> infinitive ('to solemnly curse') is a captain jewel in the carcanet
> [referring to 'gems' of a novel's grammar].
>
> Fred Shapiro
>

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