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Thread #33063   Message #439003
Posted By: GUEST,Rana
12-Apr-01 - 11:00 AM
Thread Name: BS: Transatlantic Idioms
Subject: RE: BS: Transatlantic Idioms
Hi JudeL,

My supervisor, when I was at UBC, who was from England, would try and correct me on the use of split infinitives. I pointed out that these were now considered acceptable. Was this due to Startrek? "To Go Boldly" does not seem to have the same impact as "To Boldly Go".

Rana