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Navitasan Posted 7 years ago
Grammar

If you want me not to

1) I won't come here any longer if you want me not to.

2) I won't come here any longer if you want it.

3) I won't come here any longer if you want.

4) I won't come here any longer if you want me to.

5) I won't come here any longer if you want me.

Which are correct if the intended meaning is:

I won't come here any longer if you want me not to come here any longer.

I think '4' and '5' don't have that meaning.

Gratefully,

Navi

  

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The way we say this normally is: I won't come here any longer if you don't want me to. (1) seems like a less colloquially natural version of this. (2) is probably understandable as meaning the same thing, but is less clear.

  • The way we say this normally is: I won't come here any longer if you don't want me to.
  • (1) seems like a less colloquially natural version of this.
  • (2) is probably understandable as meaning the same thing, but is less clear.
  • (3) is passable.
  • (4) seems illogical.
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The way we say this normally is:

I won't come here any longer if you don't want me to.

(1) seems like a less colloquially natural version of this. (2) is probably understandable as meaning the same thing, but is less clear. (3) is passable. (4) seems illogical. (5) is hard to understand.

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