why not going to the party?

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What is the correct structure:

-why not going to the party?
-why not go to the party?

Thanks!!

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RHELLER Mar 9, 2005:

cannot say "why not going to the party" because there is no subject in the sentence.

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Kirill Semenov

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why not go

Peer comment(s):

agree	jccantrell : yep, or Why are you not going to the party? 4 mins
	I thought the question should sound impersonal, like "Hey, jccantrell, why don't go to the party". Really, mate? ;-)
agree	conejo : "Why are you not going" and "Why not go" have different meanings. "Why not go" is more like, "Is there any reason why we [or you] shouldn't go to the party?" "Why are you not going" means the person has already decided not to go, and you're asking why. 6 mins
	I wish I were able to invite everybody here or just say "People, why not go to a party?" ;-) Thank you :)
agree	RHELLER : agree with conejo that these have 2 separate meanings 14 mins
	the problem is that we have no "you" in the source...
agree	rangepost 18 mins
agree	Lyudmila Barr-Hamilton (X) 19 mins
agree	lafresita (X) 25 mins
agree	Refugio : I think it means: Let's go to the party. Why not? 33 mins
	"why not?" is a great question. Really, why not to go? ;-)
agree	Alp Berker 1 hr
agree	Madeleine MacRae Klintebo 3 hrs
agree	tappi_k 7 hrs
agree	Can Altinbay 4 days

4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Graded automatically based on peer agreement."