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Listenever Posted 11 years ago
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Daddy don't/doesn't get scared.



The following conversation takes place at 47 seconds of the video:

Scott Lang: [Demonstrating his Ant-Man suit to his crew for the first time] There's no reason to be scared.
Luis: Oh, no no. Daddy don't get scared.
Scott Lang: Really?

I wonder why Luis said "Daddy don't get scared" instead of "Daddy doesn't get scared".

Here, it seems "Daddy" refers to Luis himself. If so, did he say "don't" because "Daddy" is basically the first person?  
  

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listenever it seems "Daddy" refers to Luis himself. If so, did he say "don't" because "Daddy" is basically the first person? No—because his brand of street English uses 'don't' for all persons.

— Mister Micawber

  • listenever it seems "Daddy" refers to Luis himself.
  • If so, did he say "don't" because "Daddy" is basically the first person?
  • No—because his brand of street English uses 'don't' for all persons.
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listenever it seems "Daddy" refers to Luis himself. If so, did he say "don't" because "Daddy" is basically the first person?
No—because his brand of street English uses 'don't' for all persons.
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Mister Micawber listenever it seems "Daddy" refers to Luis himself. If so, did he say "don't" because "Daddy" is basically the first person? No—because his brand of street English uses 'don't' for all persons.
Thanks. So it doesn't have anything to do with the fact that "Daddy" refers to the first person. Got it.

But I still have this question, though
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listeneverEven those who speak "street English" don't always say "don't" whenever they should say "doesn't", do they?
If that is their dialect, they do. This person is of course an actor.
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