Saw this interesting story on the English language: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-19670686. I imagine Harry Potter is the big reason. It is ironic that that the article’s main expert on this phenomenon has a forthcoming book How to Not Write Bad. I never had anyone in the US challenge me for using split infinitives, but several in the UK made me very aware of them. When we start using squash and pants like they do, then the transformation will be complete.
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