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English grammatical construction in which a word or phrase (usually adverb or adverbial phrase) comes between the to and the bare infinitive of the to form of the infinitive verb; e.g. “to boldly go”; “to more than double”

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  • angla gramatikaĵo, en kiu vorto(j) (tipe adverbo) intervenas inter la infinitivo-markilo “to” kaj la verbo mem; ekz.: “to boldly go” (aŭdace iri); “to more than double” (obligi pli ol duoble) (eo)
  • конструкция в английском языке (ru)
  • English grammatical construction in which a word or phrase (usually adverb or adverbial phrase) comes between the to and the bare infinitive of the to form of the infinitive verb; e.g. “to boldly go”; “to more than double” (en)
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  • "When I split an infinitive, God damn it, I split it so it will stay split." (en)
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  • No other grammatical issue has so divided English speakers since the split infinitive was declared to be a solecism in the 19th century: raise the subject of English usage in any conversation today and it is sure to be mentioned. (en)
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  • Split infinitive (en)
  • Disigita infinitivo (eo)
  • Getrennter Infinitiv (de)
  • 分離不定詞 (ja)
  • Rozdzielny bezokolicznik (pl)
  • Spjälkad infinitiv (sv)
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