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TO NOT or NOT TO

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paok1970
 
Reply Wed 12 Jul, 2017 04:09 am
Which of the following sentences is correct?

1) She has always made a point TO NOT date her co-workers.

2) She has always made a point NOT TO date her co-workers.

Thank you.
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Fil Albuquerque
 
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Reply Wed 12 Jul, 2017 04:21 am
@paok1970,
In the case the first.
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Fil Albuquerque
 
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Reply Wed 12 Jul, 2017 04:24 am
@paok1970,
Not to joke but I must ask, are her co workers ugly.?
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centrox
 
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Reply Wed 12 Jul, 2017 11:55 am
Both 'to not' and 'not to' are acceptable. Even though English teachers will say you should not split an infinitive, native English speakers have been doing it for hundreds of years. Generally, a split infinitive is fine to use if it makes a sentence more clear.


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