The Guardian

I notice in many newspaper articles these days a frequent use of the split infinitive. When I was at school this form was heavily frowned upon. Is this usage becoming more ...

I don't think there was ever anything objectively wrong with splitting infinitives. I think it arose when prescriptive grammarians laid down that as the Latin infinitive, being one word, is ...
The Guardian

Split infinitives: the English ‘rule’ that refuses to quietly die

Salley Vickers, Angelica Goodden, John Doherty, Eddy York and Barbara Benedict weigh in on an eternal linguistic debate Re David Roberts’ letter deploring your use of a split infinitive (29 June); ...
BBC

The infinitive

When you look up a verb in the dictionary you find the infinitive form.‎ In English it’s made up of two words: to swim. ‎ But in French it’s just one, nager. ‎ And if you want to say something more ...
BBC

Do you know 3 ways to use infinitives with 'to' in English? James is going to tell us in this 60-second English class.

Do you know how to use as and as to make comparatives in English? Roy's going to inform us. Even though vs even if - English in a Minute Remember doing vs remember to do - English in a Minute Prevent ...
The Economist

Gotta split

Sitting here looking at an infinitive that I absolutely must split.But Econ style book, even though we know the rule is bogus, won't let me I went on to quote our style book entry on split infinitives ...
The Economist

The ban on split infinitives is an idea whose time never came

GEORGE BERNARD SHAW was once so angry with a subeditor that he complained to the newspaper. “I ask you, sir,” Shaw wrote, “to put this man out.” The cause of his fury? The editor had insisted on ...