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"not to do" and "to not do", what's the difference?
5 giu 2019 11:26
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“I told him not to do that”
The above sentence sounds more natural than:
“I told him to not do that.”
Sometimes you’ll hear the second one, but not very often.
5 giugno 2019
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Hello Valentina, there's no difference in meaning. The first is more commonly used and sounds a bit more natural, in my opinion. Hope that helps!
5 giugno 2019
"Not to do" is the proper one, that's all the difference.
5 giugno 2019
there is no real difference in the two little parts of a sentence you supply on which you expect a comprehensive answer.
"not to do"
"there is not a lot to do" (incorporates 'not to do')
you could not say "there is to not do a lot" (it sounds awkward it is not really incorporating the phrase it just ads 'a lot' on the end )
However you can say things like "I (x) him/her/them to not do (y)" but "I told John not to do that" is much more natural
5 giugno 2019
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