Geoff Pullum's wonderful example of the perils of trying to avoid split infinitives: it can lead to a straightforwardedly ungrammatical result. Simplifying the original to make the point clearer, the entirely unproblematic (1) Rockefeller has pledged $100 million to dramatically increase learning opportunities for Harvard undergraduates was incorrected to the entirely problematic (2) Rockefeller has pledged $100 … Continue reading Nonintervention