Infinitive Quotes

12 quotes by 9 authors

Spirituality is indeed the master key of the Indian mind; the sense of the infinitive is native to it. — Sri Aurobindo
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
Would you convey my compliments to the purist who reads your proofs and tell him or her that I write in a sort of broken-down… — Raymond Chandler
When I split an infinitive, God damn it, I split it so it stays split. — Raymond Chandler
Forcing modern speakers of English to not - whoops, not to split an infinitive because it isn't done in Latin makes about as much sense… — Steven Pinker
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 because… — 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 the… — Richard Lederer
Each time I see a split infinitive, an inconsistent tense structure or the unnecessary use of the passive voice, I blister. — Sonia Sotomayor
Remember to never split an infinitive. The passive voice should never be used. Do not put statements in the negative form. Proofread carefully to see… — William Safire
This was not the old Chichikov. This was some wreckage of the old Chichikov. The inner state of his soul might be compared to a… — Nikolai Gogol
I am the androgyne, I am the living mind you fail to describe in your dead language the lost noun, the verb surviving only in… — Adrienne Rich
When I split an infinitive, God damn it, I split it so it will stay split. — Raymond Chandler

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