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Hans51 Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
I don't want you to go. I want you not to go.
I have learned that 'I don't try to and I try not to' have a different meaning but I feel like 'I don't want you to and I want you not to' have the same meaning like
I don't want you to go.
I want you not to go.
In the end, do they carry the same meaning? What do you native English speakers think? Thank you so much as usual.
I don't want you to go.
I want you not to go.
In the end, do they carry the same meaning? What do you native English speakers think? Thank you so much as usual.
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The main difference I perceive is that "I don't want you to ~" is far more common than "I want you not to ~". I can't think of a case where there would be a significant difference in meaning, but the latter may not seem natural in typical conversational situations.
- The main difference I perceive is that "I don't want you to ~" is far more common than "I want you not to ~".
- I can't think of a case where there would be a significant difference in meaning, but the latter may not seem natural in typical conversational situations.
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The main difference I perceive is that "I don't want you to ~" is far more common than "I want you not to ~". I can't think of a case where there would be a significant difference in meaning, but the latter may not seem natural in typical conversational situations.
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