It doesn't count as folksy, for most of us at least, but politicians naturally split infinitives, like the rest of us. Romney was quoted (here) as having said this:
I've been interested in seeing that the president continues to not only in speeches but in ads say things that are patently untrue.For me, and I split infinitives happily even in formal writing and often find non-split infinitives odd or occasionally wrong, this just doesn't work.
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I can imagine saying this, but I would end up "repairing" it (as in ()s):
"...continues to----not only in speechs but (also) in ads----(he continues to) say things that are...."
Good point. I could get that too.
This absolutely works for me, which brings the total number of things I agree with Romney on to an impressive *one*.
Now, that's working to say something nice.
I'm with ALM - that seems like perfectly normal conversational English to me.
Or rather: That seems to at least to my eyes and in the context of conversational English be fine.
The caption on that Star Trek pic should read: To Boldly Where No Man Has Gone Before Go.
THAT is brilliant.
It works for me, too.
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