31. Society has debated style for 100 years, and Bryan Garner is amused every time split infinitives make news. 32. Yankovic noted that he deliberately added a split infinitive in the lyrics to see if listeners would notice. 33. :English grammar allows split infinitives . 34. If you are writing a sentence, you can either use split infinitives or not use them and still convey your meaning. 35. :: Whether split infinitives are-- or are not-- " permissible " or even serve a useful purpose is not my point. 36. :The story I'd always heard was the " ancient Greek and Latin as ideal languages " reason described in split infinitive . 37. I'd be interested for any of you to intelligently inform me ( lol ) why split infinitives are such a no-no. 38. Dear Dr . Bombay : I feel I should let you know that a split infinitive occurred in a recent column. 39. I might fight against split infinitives and the almost universal acceptance of " finalise ", but I know their day has come. 40. Follett, in " Modern American Usage " ( 1966 ) writes : " The split infinitive has its place in good composition.
