Asking Quote by Bill Bryson

English grammar is so complex and confusing for the one very simple reason that its rules and terminology are based on Latin, a language…

— Bill Bryson

English grammar is so complex and confusing for the one very simple reason that its rules and terminology are based on Latin - a…

— Bill Bryson

There is no reason why we shouldn't be able to split an infinitive, any more than we should forsake instant coffee and air travel…

— Bill Bryson

For most of us the rules of English grammar are at best a dimly remembered thing. But even for those who make the rules,…

— Bill Bryson

It is indeed acceptable practice to sometimes split an infinitive. If infinitive-splitting makes available just the shade of meaning you desire or if avoiding…

— Richard Lederer

Remember to never split an infinitive. The passive voice should never be used. Do not put statements in the negative form. Proofread carefully to…

— William Safire

When I split an infinitive, God damn it, I split it so it stays split.

— Raymond Chandler

When I split an infinitive, God damn it, I split it so it will stay split.

— Raymond Chandler

Each time I see a split infinitive, an inconsistent tense structure or the unnecessary use of the passive voice, I blister.

— Sonia Sotomayor

There is nothing finer in the world than the telling of tales. Split atoms if you wish, but splitting an infinitive-and getting away with…

— Greg Bear

I am the androgyne, I am the living mind you fail to describe in your dead language the lost noun, the verb surviving only…

— Adrienne Rich

This was not the old Chichikov. This was some wreckage of the old Chichikov. The inner state of his soul might be compared to…

— Nikolai Gogol