
Originally Posted by
Chile Pepper
Ack! It may be acceptable, but I don't have to use it. Salsabike--split infinitives are accepted, though you shouldn't overuse the construction.
I know split infinitives are NOW accepted, but they were once in the same position as "hopefully".
I like the fluidity of language; it changes as our lives change. I enjoy that.
"My predominant feeling is one of gratitude. I have loved and been loved;I have been given much and I have given something in return...Above all, I have been a sentient being, a thinking animal, on this beautiful planet, and that in itself has been an enormous privilege and an adventure." O. Sacks