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we have decided not to go vs we have decided to not go

Both phrases are correct, but they have slightly different meanings. 'We have decided not to go' implies that a decision's been made to stay or do something else instead of going. 'We have decided to not go' suggests the decision has been made to actively avoid going. The placement of 'not' can change the sentence's emphasis and meaning.

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Last updated: September 14, 2024 • 18812 views

we have decided not to go

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to indicate that a decision has been made not to go somewhere or do something.

Examples:

We have decided not to go to the party tonight.
They have decided not to go on vacation this year.
She has decided not to go to the meeting.
I have decided not to go to the gym today.
He has decided not to go to the concert.

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We have decided not to go. We have found many good Christian friends who will help you for the duration of the war. How long it will be, nobody knows.
(Because / Because of) the change in the weather, we have decided not to go to the parade. 3. Diane missed her flight (due to / because) a traffic delay on her ...
Jan 2, 2016 ... We have decided not to go forward with aggressive chemo. We have put Titus on prednisone which will assist with inflammation and has some ...
Thus out of fear of Allah (swt), we have decided not to go that route. Alhamdulillah (praise be to God), we have both shirts and DVDs to sell, so if we raise funds ...

Alternatives:

We have chosen not to go.
We have opted not to go.
We have selected not to go.
We have determined not to go.
We have resolved not to go.

we have decided to not go

This phrase is correct but less common in English.

This phrase is used to indicate that a decision has been made to actively avoid going somewhere or doing something.

Examples:

We have decided to not go to the party tonight.
They have decided to not go on vacation this year.
She has decided to not go to the meeting.
I have decided to not go to the gym today.
He has decided to not go to the concert.

Show examples from the web [+]

Sep 11, 2015 ... From these verses in Corinthians, we can see that these are outward persecutions. We have decided to not go silent as urged by these verses.
Mar 17, 2015 ... At this time to keep the integrity of the program we have decided to not go forwarded with adding additional smaller sanctions. If we allow just ...
We all noticed the difference in the food quality and entertainment and we have decided to not go back this year. We decided to try a different island this year for ...
Mar 25, 2015 ... We have decided to not go on vacation with them this year because of this. Jerry is doing what he can for us to avoid being around her, but he ...

Alternatives:

We have decided to stay.
We have decided to skip.
We have decided to avoid.
We have decided to abstain.
We have decided to refrain.

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