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1.1       root        1: # NOTICE-NOT TO BE DISCLOSED OUTSIDE BELL SYS EXCEPT UNDER WRITTEN AGRMT
                      2: for i in $*
                      3:        do case $i in
                      4:                -ver) echo $0 version 2.0;exit;;
                      5:                -flags) echo $0 \[-flags\] \[-ver\];exit;;
                      6:                -*) echo unknown splitrules flag $i;exit;;
                      7:                 *) echo splitrules takes no files;shift;continue;;
                      8:        esac
                      9: done
                     10: cat << !
                     11:      An infinitive is a verb form that contains the word "to."
                     12: Examples include:
                     13: 
                     14:  1.  to make
                     15: 
                     16:  2.  to pursue
                     17: 
                     18:  3.  to eat
                     19: 
                     20:  4.  to be going.
                     21: 
                     22:      An infinitive is said to be split when a word or phrase
                     23: occurs between "to" and the verb.  Possible split infinitives
                     24: include:
                     25: 
                     26:  1.  to often make
                     27: 
                     28:  2.  to quickly pursue
                     29: 
                     30:  3.  to immediately eat
                     31: 
                     32:  4.  to soon be going
                     33: 
                     34:      There is nothing ungrammatical about split infinitives; usu-
                     35: ally, however, they are awkward.  If the meaning of the phrase is
                     36: clear without the split infinitive, by all means don't use it.
                     37: 
                     38:      There are cases, however, where the meaning is not clear
                     39: unless the infinitive is split.  For example a and b do not mean
                     40: the same as c.
                     41: 
                     42:  a.  Really to understand calculus, you must do the exercises.
                     43: 
                     44:  b.  To understand calculus really, you must do the exercises.
                     45: 
                     46:  c.  To really understand calculus, you must do the exercises.
                     47: 
                     48:      In such cases, many grammarians will tell you it is accept-
                     49: able to use the split infinitive.  It is usually possible, how-
                     50: ever, to change the form of the sentence as in examples d and e,
                     51: and keep some readers from downgrading you.
                     52: 
                     53:  d.  Really understanding calculus, requires your doing the exer-
                     54: cises.
                     55: 
                     56:  e.  To understand calculus fully, you must do the exercises.
                     57: 
                     58: 
                     59: !

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