Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2000 04:51:39 +0530 From: Rahul Siddharthan <rsidd@physics.iisc.ernet.in> To: John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org> Cc: freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: BSDCon East Message-ID: <20000413045139.C10948@theory7.physics.iisc.ernet.in> In-Reply-To: <200004122318.TAA00470@server.baldwin.cx>; from jhb@FreeBSD.org on Wed, Apr 12, 2000 at 07:18:00PM -0400 References: <20000413043606.A10948@theory7.physics.iisc.ernet.in> <200004122318.TAA00470@server.baldwin.cx>
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> > Fowler gives the following example of a desirable split infinitive: > > "Our object is to further cement trade relations". > > > > Any rearrangement would give a wrong or ambiguous meaning. > > Our object is to cement trade relations further. > > There, what's ambiguous about that? :) True. I can't remember what exactly Fowler said, but he probably thought it would be ugly. The adverb ought to be placed next to or near the verb, not separated from it by half the sentence. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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