goal is not to let / goal is to not let
1. Our goal is not to let this happen.
2. Our goal is to not let this happen.

Do those examples have different meanings? Does the first mean that letting this isn't their goal and the second that goal is to prevent this?

There is no context here because I made up those examples. Maybe the meaning depends on the context?

Question

goal is not to let / goal is to not let
1. Our goal is not to let this happen.
2. Our goal is to not let this happen.

Do those examples have different meanings? Does the first mean that letting this isn't their goal and the second that goal is to prevent this?

There is no context here because I made up those examples. Maybe the meaning depends on the context?

Answer

In the first sentence, their goal is not to prevent something from happening, and in the second sentence their goal is to prevent something from happening.

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