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Old January 13, 2011, 05:08 AM
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Exclamation I prefer not to go out tonite/not going out tonite
Are both correct or just the first one?
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Old January 13, 2011, 07:20 AM
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Are both correct or just the first one?
Both are correct except that the spelling of tonight almost made me ignore your question.
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Old January 14, 2011, 06:19 AM
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OPs, I thought it was a high-leveled register of tonight
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I think I'd prefer would be better.
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I think I'd prefer would be better.
I agree. It is more common to use "I would prefer...." in this scenario.
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Old January 14, 2011, 10:35 AM
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I agree. It is more common to use "I would prefer...." in this scenario.
Hang on - the question was whether the sentences were grammatically correct, which they are. The "I would prefer...." is also correct, but is a different situation, and we don't know what that is.

Oddly, I have just used the sentence myself. There is an issue whether we go to some function on Saturday night. My wife is going, and I am not, and I just explained to friend that 'I prefer not to go out that night'

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I don't understand tonite means tonight in that phrase.

Thank you for your explanation
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Old January 14, 2011, 11:48 AM
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I don't understand tonite means tonight in that phrase.

Thank you for your explanation
This is just a spelling difference between BrE and AmE. It means exactly the same.
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I understood everything now.

Thank you for your advice.
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Old January 14, 2011, 05:12 PM
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You making a moutain out of a molehill. HAHAHHA
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