So you want to tie someone up.

[anonymouse]

=D I actually agree with cadence...The name of the thread should be changed, haha. But then again, it does add to the confusion, doesn't it? hehe

Every time I see the thread title I want to correct the split infinitive of 'tie someone up'.

[Ocean_Soul]

Every time I see the thread title I want to correct the split infinitive of 'tie someone up'.

I've been going back and forth between the thread title and your post...

I don't get it...

lol

[anonymouse]

I've been going back and forth between the thread title and your post...

I don't get it...

lol

Just my silly sense of humor, OS

Strictly speaking, there's no rule that says you can't use split infinitives with the most common example of good use of a split infinitive being the line from the Star Trek opening: "To boldly go..."

[moptop]

Every time I see the thread title I want to correct the split infinitive of 'tie someone up'.

But, mousey, it's not a split infinitive at all! 'to someone tie up' would be. But this is a compound verb, (to tie + up), 'to tie' being the infinitive, and 'up' being an additional part of speech whose name I can no longer remember; it is correct to put the object (in this case, the thing - or person - being tied. Up.) between the infinitive 'to tie' and the - whatever, may be a substantive - 'up'