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Poll: Is it acceptable to split infinitives?

Is it acceptable to split infinitives?

Yes [American speaker]
No [American speaker]
Yes [British speaker]
No [British speaker]
Yes [non-native speaker]
No [non-native speaker]
Yes [other native speaker]
No [other native speaker]

Statistics Poll Stats

This Poll:

  • Votes: 529
  • Comments: 8
  • Added: July 2003

Comments:

Stunz

So we're all either American, British or non-native speakers? ;-)

Fermat

What about:

Yes [but you're aware you're doing it]
Yes [but you're not aware you're doing it]
No

Boggled

The Americans and the British - two great peoples separated by a common language......

I'm gonna booglerise you

Who said that?

Red5

I believe it was "George Bernard Shaw"

shakes

Yes it was G.B.Shaw

RonBee

Everybody splits infinitives.

quanysha

I just put the first one because i really dont know the word.

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