From: Henry Spencer (henry@spsystems.net)
Date: Wed Jan 10 2001 - 19:18:05 CST
On Wed, 10 Jan 2001, Bill Davidsen wrote:
> > The Newsgroups header's content specifies which newsgroup(s) the
> > article is posted to...
>
> Since this RFC is written in English, let's not needlessly write it
> in BAD English. The first sentence can more correctly be written: "The
> Newsgroups header's content specifies newsgroup(s) in which the post is
> intended to appear." In addition to not splitting the infintive...
There is no infinitive there. You're thinking of the rule that you should
not end sentences with prepositions... to which Winston Churchill's
reported response was: "This is the sort of English up with which I will
not put." Fowler's 3rd ed. calls it "one of the most persistent myths
about prepositions in English".
The original is perfectly good English and need not be changed.
Henry Spencer
henry@spsystems.net