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Old 09-02-2012, 06:25 PM   #84
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To some they might not be regarded as errors, but to most erudite people they most definitely are regarded as errors. I regard them as errors, and so do most of the professionals I work with - even American professionals. American William Strunk's "The Elements of Style" regards split infinitives as constructs to be avoided.
"Its mission: to boldly go where no-one has gone before."

Style guides are written for non-fiction and for people for whom form is more important than content.

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