dphoadley opened this issue on Jun 10, 2010 · 22 posts
dphoadley posted Fri, 11 June 2010 at 10:41 AM
The split infinitive I can correct, although to be honest, by most grammarians, the old taboo against it was a bit spurious. It arose originally about 250 years ago when English Grammarians wanted to force the rules of Latin Grammar onto English. In Latin, it's impossible to split an infinitive, so, even though in English it's very possible, it was consider very bad form to do so.
Most reputable grammarians have never taken an adamant stance against it, merely stating that it would be better to avoid if possible.
However, it's a minor quibble, and one that's easily corrected.
The split in her pantalettes though is another matter, and not only was that the fashion then in women's underclothes, but is also an essential part of the seduction scene.
Yours truly,
David P. Hoadley