split infinitive (idea)

(all of split infinitive, there are 5 more in this node)

(idea) by Gaff (3.1 y) Sat Sep 09 2000 at 2:47:02
The insertion of a word between "to" and the infinitive of the verb. The most famous example of this is "to boldly go" from Star Trek. Some people consider this bad grammar but others think that this is no worse that spliting a nominative, e.g. "the tall man" which is perfectly acceptable grammar.