A few weeks ago, I wrote in this space: "The key to avoiding the frighteningsounding problem known as the 'dangling participle' is to not be frightened." Soon after, I got this email from a reader named Barbara: "June, as a former English teacher, I noticed your split infinitive in your first paragraph. I'm sure it was just a simple error, but it is one that irritates me.

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