I’ve always had a secret liking for split infinitives. Today I found a perfect example.
Therapists are trained not to tell you exactly what to do, no matter how much I ask.
I would much rather see (using brackets to indicatea sentence component)
Therapists are trained to [not tell you exactly what to do], no matter how much I ask.
To my ear, the original sentence implies a logical construction like this
Therapists are trained not to tell you exactly what to do, but to reflect your actions back to...
Published on July 18, 2014 15:43