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"not to anybody" vs "to nobody"

I will not talk to anybody.

or

I will talk to nobody.

I think both of them are valid (no double negation).

My questions are:

  1. Is one of the two sentences stronger? I.e., does one of the two sentences puts more weight on the fact that one should really not talk to anybody?

  2. Is there a regional difference in using the two sentences? And if yes, who would prefer which?