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Bamtori Posted 20 years ago
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not to OR to not?
0 a. It's hard 01 u 00 not to 02 u 00 let the demons in. 02 br
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00 b. It's hard 01 u 00 to not 02 u 00 let the demons in. 02 br
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00 Do these sentences mean the same and it's okay to use either of them? 0-
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00 b. It's hard 01 u 00 to not 02 u 00 let the demons in. 02 br
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00 Do these sentences mean the same and it's okay to use either of them? 0-
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1 font 00 Hi, 02 font 02 br 02 br 00 a. 02 font 02 br 02 br 00 b. 01 font 00 This is called a split infinitive.
- 1 font 00 Hi, 02 font 02 br 02 br 00 a.
- 02 font 02 br 02 br 00 b.
- 01 font 00 This is called a split infinitive.
- Some people say this is very ungrammatical.
- 02 font 02 br 02 br 01 font 00 It's really a matter of style, I think.
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1 font 00 Hi, 02 font 02 br
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00 a. It's hard 01 u 00 not to 02 u 00 let the demons in. 01 font 00 This sounds best. 02 font 02 br
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00 b. It's hard 01 u 00 to not 02 u 00 let the demons in. 01 font 00 This is called a split infi
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00 a. It's hard 01 u 00 not to 02 u 00 let the demons in. 01 font 00 This sounds best. 02 font 02 br
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00 b. It's hard 01 u 00 to not 02 u 00 let the demons in. 01 font 00 This is called a split infi
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0 I agree with Clive, and would add from 01 i 00 Wikipedia 02 i 00 : 01 blockquote
01 blockquote10 Splitting infinitives with 25 0 20 , as in the phrase "I want to not see you any more", is one of the trickiest areas of contention. Some people who are generally tolerant towards split infinitives draw the line at those split by negation, call
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