to boldly go where no man has gone before

joggerjayne | 21:07 Sun 07th Dec 2008 | ChatterBank

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Was this the worst split infinitive in television history?

George Takei was in the jungle recently. Someone should have taken him to task over Star Trek's atrocious grammar.

George's Jungle Trial ...

For five meal stars, try to properly structure the following phrase:

"to boldly go where no man has gone before"

(Answer: "to go, boldly, where no man has gone before")

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Is "try to properly structure" not a split infinitive?

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Corbyloon ...

Yes, "try to properly structure" IS a split infinitive !!

That was dreadful. It should have read ...

"try to structure the following phrase properly"

Well spotted, and a smack on the wrist for me !!

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