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Using the uninflected forms 'to can' or 'to even' is an easier linguistic step than using inflected forms like 'evened' or 'evening'.
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- Gretchen McCulloch Internet linguist; wrote Because Internet
It seems that using the uninflected to can or to even is an easier step than making it past (evened), future (I'll even), or progressive (evening).
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