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Vdb Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

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Here's the meaning of "sell someone short" in the Free Dictionary -

to not appreciate the good qualities of someone.

My question is, should it not be, "not to appreciate the good qualities of...?" Or are both constructions correct?

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" That is a far more common ordering of the words vdb to not appreciate Strict grammarians would frown on "splitting the infinitive", but this word order is used.

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  • " That is a far more common ordering of the words vdb to not appreciate Strict grammarians would frown on "splitting the infinitive", but this word order is used.
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vdb"not to appreciate the good qualities of...?"
That is a far more common ordering of the words
vdbto not appreciate
Strict grammarians would frown on "splitting the infinitive", but this word order is used.
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There is an informative thread about this, here
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"to not"
Remember to not do it on Mondays and Thursdays. Emotion: smile
Remember not to do it
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