Tend to not vs Tend not to

Both "tend to not" and "tend not to" are correct, but "tend not to" is more commonly used in English. The placement of "not" after the verb "tend" is the standard structure in English.

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This phrase is correct but less common in English.

"Tend to not"

This phrase is used to indicate a tendency to avoid doing something.

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Real estate agents tend to not listen to what you tell them.
It's because males tend to not show their weaknesses.
I tend to not dwell on people who stomped on my heart.
You know, I rarely find myself on the Fausta side of an argument because I tend to not understand what she's saying.
Especially on the supermarket counters, we tend to not charge fruits and vegetables such as seasonal foods anymore.
We tend to not even notice our dullness or mental wandering - especially if there's a disturbing emotion involved, like thinking of someone we're angry with.
The Crocodylus palustris is a species sympatric to the Gavialis gangeticus, especially in some areas of the Indian subcontinent, where, however, they tend to not share same "ecological niches", thus avoiding competition forms.
The same optimization will work at any point in the graph and the grand result of this is that even on a heavily forked machine VM Object stacks tend to not get much deeper then 4.
Life is hectic on the farm: There are lots of animals and crops to tend to not to mention neighbors to shoot the breeze with.
I am definitely interested in narrative since narratives imply some kind of time passage or changing relationship, but I tend to not explore my personal biography by revealing it through my work as a narrative.
Friends and relatives tend to be either too blatantly honest, such as my son or they tend to not be completely honest in an attempt to spare your feelings.Being the friend isn't always an easy position to be in either.
"In my experience as a documentarist and journalist," says Bregtje van der Haak, "I tend to not make differences between disciplines, but react to the need to tell stories that must be told, even when they lie within blurry boundaries."
The horses tend to not be easily spooked, probably the result of not having any natural predators in their native Iceland.
I can think of many examples of things that we tend to not really take into consideration.I'm thinking of people who don't speak loudly enough.
Drug dealers tend to not like being recorded.
And you tend to not want to face that at all.
But in desire, we tend to not really want to go back to the places we've already gone.
The many options available in the market tend to not only provide a wide range of products from which to choose from, but also bring confusion in equal measure.
G.M.: One of my weaknesses is that I tend to not listen to my inner voice when I'm asked to do things.
Karl Marx would feel perfectly in place here, as it is hard to spot rich people in the area.If, however, there are any then they tend to not integrate with the locals.

Alternatives:

tend not to

This phrase is the more common and standard way to express the idea of avoiding doing something.

"Tend not to"

This phrase is used to indicate a tendency to avoid doing something.

Alternatives:

tend to not

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