Examples of split infinitives include to loudly sneeze, to softly cry, to confidently dance and to utterly fail. So, what’s the big deal? Are split infinitives a definitive no-no in English?

My day was as empty as a human resources manager’s imagination, so I was heading for a pint or two of Smithwick’s with my barfly associates, the Afternoon Travelers, when an anomaly loo… ...

Geoff Pullum examines the reaction in the letters column to a recent surprising announcement by The Economist. Could Lingua Franca have helped strengthen the magazine’s resolve?

Use the infinitive to give opinions, after modal verbs, and with certain prepositions. Infinitives can also be used to talk about what is going to happen in the future.

Science Says You Can Split Infinitives and Use the Passive Voice Steven Pinker explains why you don’t have to follow bogus grammar rules.

Grammar columnist and expert June Casagrande dives into why we use the em dash and the AI myths associated with it.

When does grammar watchfulness become wordy nitpicking? Oliver Kamm, author of a new, convention-busting guide to English usage, challenges John Rentoul, collator of the ‘The Banned List’, to ...

Listen to Bob Garfield and Mike Vuolo discuss a quirk of English grammar that dates back at least four centuries.