Not (I want you not to do [to not do] that)

[Rosalisa]

Hi teachers,

I want you not to do that.
i want you to not do that.

Are these two sentences correct? If so, do they mean the same? If not, could you please explain why?

Thanks.
Rosalisa
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[Alan]

Hi Rosalisa,

Your two sentences:

[Rosalisa]

Thank you, Alan. So they are acceptable but sound very strange. I wanted to know if "not" can be used in those two ways...

Thanks.
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[Yankee]

Hi Rosalisa

You could look at your two sentences this way:

The usage would not be "acceptable" or natural in the vast majority of situations.

However, in a very specific context where you need/want to put heavy stress on the word not (a correction or a contradiction possibly), then such sentences might be used.

Amy
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[Tamara]

Hi

Just to make certain:

how not to <verb>
hope to not be ...
etc.

are in usage
?
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[Alan]

Hi Tamara,

Well yes you could just about say: We hope to not be late but it sounds wacky to me.

Alan
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[Tamara]

'bee or not-too-bee'

Thanks Alan.
Good morning to all!
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