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>I'd love to ask Patrick Stewart, a shakespearean actor, if it hurt him to have to say that, splitting the infinitive. I can just hear his dulcet tones: "I say, why don't we try something different with this new show: 'Boldly to go ...'?">
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Split_infinitiveYes, interesting discussion. Personally I have no problem with it and not using it in daily speak could be stunted. OTOH "To boldly go", implying a motion that can be perceived as bold, and has often been lampooned:
"OK, Trekkers, go boldly!"
whereas "boldly to go" has a certain impact, and suggests that the setting out on the quest is a bold action.
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