Ben Cotton

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Ben Cotton is a meteorologist by training, but weather makes a great hobby. Ben works as the Fedora Program Manager at Red Hat. He is the author of Program Management for Open Source Projects. Find him on Twitter (@FunnelFiasco) or at FunnelFiasco.com.

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Don't worry. I have never met a rule of grammar that I wouldn't violate. I included this because in general sentences are easier to understand with split infinitives are avoided. But if I'm being totally honest, I mostly wanted to make a Star Trek joke. Of course there are exceptions to this and other rules. When the rules are broken, that may be an indication of a needed rephrasing.

The "Save/Discard" example is great. Thank you for bringing that up. I agree that jargon is sometimes unavoidable or necessary. The audience context is key.