That’s
something up with which I will not put!
That’s something I can't put up with!
Of
course, you can always choose something like this:
I can't put up with that!
Remember to never split an infinitive.
An infinitive is a verb preceded by to
– to eat, to read, to learn.
A split infinitive is one in which to
is separated from the verb by one or more words – to
hungrily eat, to thoroughly understand.
This issue also comes from Latin where splitting the infinitive
is impossible: Infinitives
in Latin are one word, not two, so they can’t be split.
That type of infinitive is still found in other Romance languages
whose root is Latin such as French and Spanish.
But
English is different. Sometimes
the emphasis changes when we split an infinitive, and if that’s true
in one of your sentences, relax. If
it sounds better, do it.
Recognize
this one? To
boldly go where no
one has gone before.
Sure you do. But how
much energy would be lost by following the split infinitive “rule”?
To go boldly where
no one has gone before.
Boldly
to go where no one has gone
before.
Nope.
They just don’t work!
And don’t begin sentences with a conjunction.
Conjunctions are joining words, usually connecting words,
phrases, and clauses. However,
they can connect separate
sentences. While strict
grammarians might not agree, sometimes a long sentence that uses a
coordinating conjunction (and, but, for, nor, or, so, yet) to connect
the independent clauses sounds better when separated into two shorter
sentences. Shorter
sentences are usually easier to read and understand.
Beginning
sentences with conjunctions is acceptable to most modern writers, and it
can be effective if not overdone.
Beginning
sentences with conjunctions is acceptable to most modern writers.
And it can be effective if not overdone.
Of
course, you can always choose the one below:
Beginning sentences with conjunctions is acceptable to most modern
writers. It can be effective if not overdone.
