not to/to not

[GUEST2008]

Hi

Try not to manipulate.
Try to not manupulate.
In working to not manipulate.
In working not to manipulate.

--- Are all correct?

 

[nado92]

Hi

Try not to manipulate.
Try to not manupulate.
In working to not manipulate.
In working not to manipulate.

--- Are all correct?

Try not to +inf

 

[GUEST2008]

Hi

Thanks. But I'm just wondering if "to not" is also OK?

 

[nado92]

Hi

Thanks. But I'm just wondering if "to not" is also OK?

you are welcome.
I never saw "to not'

 

[GUEST2008]

I never saw "to not'

I did :-D

 

[nado92]

I did :-D

Great.
It seems I don't see well.
where did you see it?

 

[GUEST2008]

In a certain article. Not on the internet. It was written by an American guy, so maybe in AmE this form is correct.

 

[Mzungu39]

It's not correct, but it is possible that some people use it in informal language.

 

[Barb_D]

Some people are fanatical about not splitting the infinitive by putting an adverb between the "to" and the main verb. Others (including me) don't find this a big sin. Perhaps because I grew up watching Star Trek, where their mission was "to boldly go..."

I am more likely to say "Try not to" but I won't say "Oh! No no no!" if I read "Try to not."

Google gives a whopping 138 million hits for "try to not" (including this thread!) and 93 million for "try not to."


However, I didn't understand the second pair of phrases. Can you write the full sentences?

 

[GUEST2008]

However, I didn't understand the second pair of phrases. Can you write the full sentences?

In working to not manipulate (other people or myself), I am finding quite a lot of resistance to doing it.

Actually I'm not sure he resists manipulating or not manipulating ;-)

But thanks for the answers.