The English speaking world may be divided into (1) those who neither know nor care what a split infinitive is; (2) those who do not know, but care very much; (3) those who know and condemn; (4) those who know and approve; (5) those who know and distinguish. Those who neither know nor care are the vast majority and are a happy folk, to be envied by the most of the minority classes.

H.W. Fowler

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English language

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H.W. Fowler

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English

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1926 1920s 20th century

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Fowler, H. W. "Split infinitive." A Dictionary of Modern English Usage. Oxford University Press, 1926.

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