What is the split infinitive connected to Star Trek?

burnsbaron

In the introduction, you hear "to boldly go", which some (very few) grammarians would say is improper English because "boldly" splits "to go". May 15 10, 5:49 PM

star_gazer

Excellent! For the hyper-critical, “to boldly go where no man has gone before” should be “to go boldly. . . .” It is good to be aware that inserting one or more words between “to” and a verb is not strictly speaking an error, and is often more expressive and graceful than moving the intervening words elsewhere; but so many people are offended by split infinitives that it is better to avoid them except when the alternatives sound strained and awkward. http://www.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/nonerrors.html May 15 10, 7:40 PM

Datsmeharse

I strongly urge them to fix that; I pledge to resolutely hold my breath until it is finally corrected. May 16 10, 2:12 PM