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| | | | | Issue 916 of the World Wide Words newsletter, dated 03 Oct 2015 | |
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grammargeddon.com
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| | | | | Is that a shocker to you? First, let me explain an infinitive. It's a verb form in English that uses the word "to" with the root form of the verb. The result, a kind of verbal, is called an infinitive. It can function as a noun, as in "To err is human; to forgive, divine."... | |
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roderickdale.co.uk
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| | | | | I have expanded this blog post in the light of comments received on Twitter, and to clarify a couple of issues that were not expressed particularly clearly when it began its life as a short rant. I fear I neglect this blog too much. There is, and has been, so much going on in my... | |
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sesquiotic.com
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| | | So which is it:Harris'orHarris's? Neither: it's ??? ??????. Or maybeHarro. Or, hmm... There has been some confusion and consternation lately about the possessive form of the surname of the vice president of the USA, who is also the Democratic candidate for the presidency. Many people, remembering what they were taught in school,* insist it must... | ||