superstitions

superstitions
superstitions
A superstition in language, like any superstition, is a widely held belief with no rational basis. In English these include the beliefs that sentences should not begin with and or but, that a sentence should not end with a preposition, that none should always take a singular verb, and that infinitives should not be split. See also fetish 2.

Modern English usage. 2014.

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