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A difference "not to" between "to not"

Posted: Tue Oct 26, 2004 10:39 pm
by pdh0224
Dear teacher,


What is a difference "Not + to-infinitive verb" and " To+ Not + infinitive verb"?


All the best,

Posted: Wed Oct 27, 2004 4:17 am
by Alan
Purists will tend to avoid the second, as it involves a so-called 'split infinitive' - grammatically sound, but widely regarded as stylistically inelegant when done needlessly or to excess.