sentence forms

I find contractions unappealing in written form, so I would likely not choose wisely between them. However,
“I suggest that you not do that,” sounds better; and
“I suggest that you don’t do that,” sounds wrong.
“I suggest you don’t do that,” sounds better to my ear.

“Tell her not to come here,” is acceptable.
Tell her, “Don’t come here,” would be acceptable to me.

wilpeter“I suggest that you not do that,” sounds better;

That may be true of NAmE, but it is not true of BrE, in my opinion.

wilpeter“I suggest that you don’t do that,” sounds wrong.

That sounds OK to my British ear.

It's a small matter, but what purpose does "that" serve in the sentence, "I suggest that you don't do that."
Do you find that, "I suggest you don't do that" is incomplete? In BrE

Not at all. I just prefer the rather more formal version with ;hat;.

Thank you for your help!

fivejedjonThat may be true of NAmE

Would you tell me what “NAmE” stands for please?

AnonymousWould you tell me what “NAmE” stands for please?

AnonymousWould you tell me what “NAmE” stands for please?

North American English.

North American English

CJ

Thank you very much for your help!

wilpeterthat" serve in the sentence, "I suggest that you don't do that."Do you find that, "I suggest you don't do that" is incomplete? In BrE

I also thought that the inclusion of “that” was optional so was surprised to hear that it was wrong!

Anonymouswas surprised to hear that it was wrong!

I think you may be misinterpreting something. It's not wrong to omit 'that', but some people prefer to include it.

CJ

Thanks for your help, CJ!

CalifJimI think you may be misinterpreting something. It's not wrong to omit 'that', but some people prefer to include it.

I said I thought the use of “that” in that sentence was optional, not wrong, and was surprised to hear that “wilpeter” said it was wrong, before “fj’s” comment, in that sentence!

So am I correct tha