Tell her not to come vs Tell her to not come

Both "tell her not to come" and "tell her to not come" are correct, but the more common structure in English is "tell her not to come." The placement of the word "not" before the verb is the standard form in this context.

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Tell her not to come

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to instruct someone to avoid coming to a certain place or event. The word "not" is placed before the verb "to come."

Examples:

Tell her not to come to the party tonight.
I will tell him not to come to the meeting.
She told me not to come to her house.
They told us not to come to the office on Saturday.
Please tell them not to come to the concert.

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Tell her not to come out. Tell her not to come out even if she hears shouting. Don't frighten her. Tell her not to come out even if she hears nothing for a long time
Just tell her not to come here anymore. Tell Nancy not to come. And let me die in the memory of those arms. O woo woo woo. Woo woo woo. All down the row
May 20, 2015 ... My friend is sick, how can I tell her not to come? I'm having a sleepover and I wouldn't mind if it was just a cold but she has the stomach bug ...
... my girl-friend asked me if she could join me from tomorrow. I know she won't run and I'll end up walking the whole distance. Should I tell her not to come?

Alternatives:

advise her against coming
instruct her to stay away
warn her not to arrive
ask her to avoid coming
tell her to skip the event

Tell her to not come

This phrase is correct but less common in English.

This phrase is also used to instruct someone not to come, but the placement of the word "not" after the verb "to" is less common.

Examples:

Tell her to not come to the party tonight.
I will tell him to not come to the meeting.
She told me to not come to her house.
They told us to not come to the office on Saturday.
Please tell them to not come to the concert.

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If you say, "I did not tell her to not come to the party" it insinuates that someone else told her not to come. If you say, "I did not tell her to not come to the party" ...
May 15, 2013 ... She responds angrily to you, and you tell her to not come home if she walks out now. Not only does she walk out but she doesn't come home ...
Jan 3, 2013 ... So she leaves to go to see her mom with our kids and I tell her to not come back and that I will meet her halfway to get my kids, my kids have ...
Jul 21, 2006 ... They use to have races and they would tell her to not come out till the end, because nobody would want to join the race if Ivy was going to be in ...

Alternatives:

advise her against coming
instruct her to stay away
warn her not to arrive
ask her to avoid coming
tell her to skip the event

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Tell her not to come vs Tell her to not come