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Thanks for the 2500th post!

Thanks, grunger. I didn't even notice. Apparently there are plans to start a new "PU" thread.

Mathprofrockstar, your post at 2500 is a good one for the auspicious spot - what a dreadful clue!

I'd be quite happy to have a nice new PU thread - I seldom go back through a thread... and if I do, it's usually just a few pages.

Thanks, malone. I knew you would disapprove of that clue.

mathpro malone

I think the new one is for personal messages. Norah started one a year ago but it was not used much.

I think she is also going to start a new Pedants United thread because this one is now over 250 pages.

Grunger

I think Norah is doing a BOGOF on the threads - Begin One, Get One Free... The Cafe/Chat one would be useful - some of the chatter on Pedants United must get missed by new members, or people assuming (fairly) that we only ever discuss split infinitives, the misuse of words etc. I'm a fickle person, I will flit from one to the other.

I hope that you are of the opinion that there's nothing wrong with a split infinitive, malone. The criticism came from obsessive grammarians who objected because it's not possible to split an infinitive in Latin.....

ChrisE, you're quite right - split infinitives in themselves don't bother me unduly. It's a different matter if they're part of an inelegant, clunky or poorly worded sentence.

Well done Mathsprof for bringing up the 2,500 - I hope PU2 is as well supported and thanks all who have contributed to PU1.

Special thanks to Malone, Grunger and Jigjag - some of your material, Jigjag, was inspired and worthy of a larger audience!

Hope to see you all on PU2 and the Cafe.