opt for

[irinaofr]

He might opt for not to tell/tell/telling.

Which one, please?

Thank you.

 

[bhaisahab]

"He might opt not to tell" is possible. What is the context?

 

[irinaofr]

He might choose not to tell his secret.
he might go for not to tell. Wrong?
He might opt for..... Wrong?

Thank you.

 

[Tarheel]

Perhaps;

He might opt not to tell his secret.

(I would not say that, but I suppose it's possible.)

 

[Tarheel]

I might say:

He might decide not to tell his secret.

 

[irinaofr]

Is "Opt for" wrong in my first message for all the options I gave?

 

[Tarheel]

I wouldn't use "opt for" in a sentence.

 

[irinaofr]

I will opt for this/that/ orange juice.

Correct?

thanks

 

[Roman55]

Is "Opt for" wrong in my first message for all the options I gave?

Using 'opt for' is only natural if it's a choice between different possibilities.

In your original sentence you could argue that the implied choice is between 'not telling' and 'telling'.

I think, in the right context, that 'He might opt for not telling' would be acceptable.

 

[GoesStation]

Using 'opt for' is only natural if it's a choice between different possibilities.

To opt for is clearly related to the noun option. Learning this might help the OP understand when to opt for opt rather than choose or ​pick.

 

[irinaofr]

1)I opt for orange juice when was offered a choice.
2)I opt for not telling her, even though before thought of revealing my secret to her.

Wrong? Correct?
Thank you.

 

[bhaisahab]

1)I opted for orange juice when I was offered a choice.
2)I opted not to tell her, even though I had thought of revealing my secret to her.

 

[Tarheel]

I wouldn't use "opt" unless somebody held a gun to my head.

 

[tedmc]

Is "Opt for" wrong in my first message for all the options I gave?

It is not wrong but there are simpler and better ways to say it, than using "opt for".
"Opt for" is usually followed by a noun/gerund e.g. "opt for silence/keeping quiet/not telling a secret".

 

[irinaofr]

It is not wrong but there are simpler and better ways to say it, than using "opt for".
"Opt for" is usually followed by a noun/gerund e.g. "opt for silence/keeping quiet/not telling a secret".




But my option with " I opted for not telling her" was repeatedly corrected to "opted not to tell".

????

Thanks.

 

[bhaisahab]

That's because "opted not to tell" is better English.