Is it possible to split the "to" from the verb in this example:
Is it correct? Does it sound strange to your ears?
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2Hello, mim. What do Google 5-grams for 'is of course to have' & 'is to of course have' strongly suggest?– Edwin AshworthJun 9, 2021 at 18:21
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1*It's very, of course, strange. Of course, like other parenthetic expressions, should be inserted only at constituent boundaries. That includes to + Infinitive constituents, and others, too. Consider *These are the, of course, times that try men's souls, or *I didn't recognize, of course, him .– John LawlerJun 9, 2021 at 18:23
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