Grammar Cops Part 1 Split Infinitive.mp4

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Uploaded by on May 6, 2010

Part one of my grammar project for ENGL 373. This is a COPS type show where grammar police go and bust people not sticking to prescriptive grammar rules. The detective in this clip received a call from a concerned parent and has gone to check it out.

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  • Many people believe there is a rule about splitting infinitives, and this project was created to be a parody of people who blindly follow prescriptive grammar rules (notice the cop using a split infinitive at the end of the video as he busts the teacher). Some people (the cop) think a higher knowledge of grammar gives them the right to call others out; this is not the case. English is always evolving, and we should pay attention to how it is used, not just what the rules say.

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  • There is no such grammar rule in English. It is fine to split infinitives. You can not split infinitives in LATIN. Splitting infinitives is perfectly acceptable and grammatically correct in English.

  • :-) amazing filming

  • LOL - that's awesome! "Alright, this is gonna go down."

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