Not to or to not
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Can we reverse these two words "not to" in the following sentence?
- He asked me no to go.
As follow:
- He asked me to not go.
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Joseph A Can we reverse these two words "not to" in the following sentence? Many people do use "to not" and think nothing of it. So many people add a word or two after the "to" of an infinitive that it is now widely accepted even though there used to be a rule against it.
- Joseph A Can we reverse these two words "not to" in the following sentence?
- Many people do use "to not" and think nothing of it.
- So many people add a word or two after the "to" of an infinitive that it is now widely accepted even though there used to be a rule against it.
- My personal feeling is that it's very bad style, especially with 'not' or 'never'.
- I always write "not to" or "never to" in those cases.
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Joseph ACan we reverse these two words "not to" in the following sentence?
Many people do use "to not" and think nothing of it. So many people add a word or two after the "to" of an infinitive that it is now widely accepted even though there used to be a rule against it.
My personal feeling is that it's very bad style, especially with 'not' or 'never
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