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@weird@sub.wetshaving.social to memes@lemmy.world • 2 months ago

Engineering decisions

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@weird@sub.wetshaving.social to memes@lemmy.world • 2 months ago
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  • @Remember_the_tooth@lemmy.world
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    2•2 months ago

    To split infinitives or to not split infinitives, that is the question.

    • @chuckleslord@lemmy.world
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      5•2 months ago

      This shit ain’t Latin. English splits infinitives.

      • @Remember_the_tooth@lemmy.world
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        2•2 months ago

        How would you split an infinitive in latin?

        • @chuckleslord@lemmy.world
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          3•2 months ago

          That… no… but…

          The argument that “you can’t split infinitives”, as I’ve heard it, is because you can’t split infinitives in Latin (since the “to” is a part of the verb itself). This might be fallacious (a straw man) according to Wikipedia, but I’m fine with that. People split infinitives and I’ve never seen a strong argument as to why that’s wrong.

          • @Remember_the_tooth@lemmy.world
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            4•2 months ago

            That’s my understanding, too. It’s a fact I was exploiting in a kind of underhanded way for humor. I like the clarity of not splitting infinitives, but I agree that it and a lot of other grammer suggestions don’t really matter as long as good communication occurs. Anything more than that will probably be defined by far more specific conventions in whatever professional specialty applies. Thanks for having fun with me on the internet.

            • @jaybone@lemmy.zip
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              2•2 months ago

              Was this supposed to be fun?

              • @Remember_the_tooth@lemmy.world
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                4•2 months ago

                Aren’t grammar and etymology always fun?

                • @jaybone@lemmy.zip
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                  2•2 months ago

                  I don’t know. I didn’t read any of it. I was just trying to be encouraging.

                  • @Remember_the_tooth@lemmy.world
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                    Thanks for your support.

        • @jaybone@lemmy.zip
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          Very carefully.

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