Posted: 10/22/2015 2:41:34 PM EDT
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Do you use them? If not, do they bother you?
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The prohibition against splitting infinitives isn't a real English rule. Ignore it.
It originated back in the early days of Modern English, when people were enamored with Greek and Roman culture and still thought English was a descendent of Latin. In Latin, infinitives are single words, so it is impossible to split them. In their obsession over all things ancient, some English scholars decided that English should also avoid splitting infinitives. 
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split in·fin·i·tive
noun noun: split infinitive; plural noun: split infinitives a construction consisting of an infinitive with an adverb or other word inserted between to and the verb, e.g., she seems to really like it Had to Google it. 
The example in italics sure seems to be tailor-made for Arfcom. 
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