Talk:to infinite

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"Alternative form of ad infinitum"

No it isn't. Not in any OneLook reference. Never heard or read it. DCDuring TALK 14:26, 13 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Maybe the creator was thinking of "to infinity"? - -sche (discuss) 19:58, 13 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
"To infinity - and beyond!" - Toy Story catch phrase. Collect (talk) 20:20, 13 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
I though User:Eroica was Wonderfool actually. No evidence though. I assume this is a total error, any evidence that says it might be valid? Mglovesfun (talk) 20:28, 13 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
None whatsoever that I can find. Other than cases where the "infinite" is an adjective, and the object of the preposition "to" is a noun like "lengths" or the like. Collect (talk) 21:10, 13 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
@-sche: In the words of a character on Law and Order, "What am I, Kreskin?" See w:Kreskin.
To me it looked like a schoolboy calque. If someone can figure out something for this, mazel tov. DCDuring TALK 00:15, 14 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
RFV-failed. - -sche (discuss) 09:21, 6 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]