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Should we use "not to" or "to not"? [duplicate]
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It's OK to make mistakes; it's not OK not to learn from them.
What kind of grammar structure is this? Could I use "to not" as a ...
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'decide not to' or 'decide to not' ? [duplicate]
I came up with this question when I received an email from a committee with a sentence 'We have decided not to publish it', which seems really strange to me because the grammar I learned in English ...
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"Pretend to not" vs. "Pretend not to" [duplicate]
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The following are both accepted as grammatically correct, right?
You pretend to not notice.
You pretend not to notice.
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Difference between "choose not to do 'x'" and "choose to not do 'x'"? [duplicate]
If I have two sentences "You need to start choosing to not do bad things" and "You need to start choosing not to do bad things", is there a difference between the two? If so, what is it?
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Not to want or to not want? [duplicate]
In English, is saying "It is normal for me to not want 'blank'" correct, or would it be "It is normal for me not to want 'blank'"?
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"Not to allow" or "to not allow"? [duplicate]
We create these events not to allow the news to go unnoticed
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We create these events to not allow the news to go unnoticed
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"how to not give up" or "how not to give up" [duplicate]
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Are split infinitives grammatically incorrect, or are they valid constructs?
Order of “not” with infinitive
Suppose I want to tell someone that I want to learn ...
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Which is correct? "not to" or "to not" [duplicate]
I was writing a blog post just now and I couldn't help but hesitate at the following snippet: "...causing this to not work as expected"
And I couldn't decide if that's correct or if I should use "......
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"instructed not to" vs "instructed to not" [duplicate]
As per above title.
The complete sentence would be:
You are hereby instructed not to proceed with any construction works for the units shown on the plan attached.
Thanks.
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"Plan not to retire" or "Plan to not retire"? [duplicate]
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Order of “not” with infinitive
Someone edited my post on another StackExchange.com site to change the former to the latter.
Which is better? I wrote the phrase ...
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When to use "not to" or "to not" [duplicate]
Which of these two sets of examples are more correct?
Finally, I decided to not go to the party.
Finally, I decided not to go to the party.
Tell your sister not to worry about the exam.
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"I've decided not to leave A.I. Town" versus "I've decided to not leave A.I. Town" [duplicate]
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Order of “not” with infinitive
Last month I decided to change my residence and shift to another town. After some days, due to some reasons, I cancelled my program ...
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"To not" vs. "not to" [duplicate]
A little bit of context, I read the sentence below after the system - a computer application - has been subject to a certain kind of update:
The system will be able to not create a record of that ...
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"not to do sth" vs. "to not do sth" [duplicate]
I was always told that the former order is the only grammatical one, however, in one of the videos on Youtube (https://youtu.be/qXXZLoq2zFc?t=7m6s) I encountered the latter order:
"The only winning ...
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Sentences with two verbs with the second verb negative [duplicate]
I have a problem with these sentences. They have two verbs and the second verb is negative.
Where should not go?
try to not waste food
try not to waste food
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try to not take it personally
try ...
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