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English Grammar Evolution Embraces Split Infinitives
New York reports that English usage relaxes old rules as vocabulary expands and audiences diverge. Professors Read and Marckwardt note no single standard exists, urging clarity over rigidity while councils and dictionaries adapt for broader communication.
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New York
Allen Walker Read
Columbia University
Albert H. Marckwardat
University of Michigan
National Council of Teachers of English
Marckwardt
Read
Margaret Bryant
Brooklyn College
C. C. Fries
Robert C. Pooley
University of Wisconsin
Jess M. Stein
American College Dictionary
Random House
Robert Voorhees
Funk and Wagnalls