Split Infinitives

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...

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Published on July 18, 2014 15:43
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