SOLVED: grammar advice: infinitive in US English

["Elizabeth OShea" <Elizabeth -dot- OShea -at- emergesmart -dot- com>]

Thank you, everyone, for your advice and the link to the copywriting list.

In summary, everyone agrees that the original sentence is incorrect. One
person pointed out that the first verb isn't an infinitive and that the 'to'
is a short form of 'in order to'. Most people suggested rewriting in order
to reduce the frequency of 'to'.

It appears that the usage I queried is peculiarly Irish. Members of the list
based in the UK also found it strange on the ear/eye. However, it's commonly
used by writers here. Perhaps some other English dialects us it as well.

Thanks again.

elizabeth

elizabeth -dot- oshea -at- emergesmart -dot- com



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