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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Does "don't" mean "does not" and "do not"?
I've been studying English on my own for several years, but today, a friend of mine told me that "don't" and "doesn't" can mean the same thing, like for example:
"She don't live here"
"She doesn't live here"
Both are correct. Is it true? I thought that "don't" refers ONLY to "do not"
and "doesn't" ONLY to "does not".
According to her, "don't" is a contraction of "do not" or "does not". That's why "she don't(or does not) live here" is correct.
If that's true, I'd like to sue my English teachers when I were in high school. :-(
They usually said that "she don't live here" is wrong. I live in Brazil(I'm Brazilian) and there's no native English teachers here.
"She don't live here"
"She doesn't live here"
Both are correct. Is it true? I thought that "don't" refers ONLY to "do not"
and "doesn't" ONLY to "does not".
According to her, "don't" is a contraction of "do not" or "does not". That's why "she don't(or does not) live here" is correct.
If that's true, I'd like to sue my English teachers when I were in high school. :-(
They usually said that "she don't live here" is wrong. I live in Brazil(I'm Brazilian) and there's no native English teachers here.
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Anonymous I've been studying English on my own for several years, but today, a friend of mine told me that "don't" and "doesn't" can mean the same thing, like for example: "She don't live here" "She doesn't live here" Both are correct. Is it true? No I thought that "don't" refers ONLY to "do not" and "doesn't" ONLY to "does not".
- Anonymous I've been studying English on my own for several years, but today, a friend of mine told me that "don't" and "doesn't" can mean the same thing, like for example: "She don't live here" "She doesn't live here" Both are correct.
- Is it true?
- No I thought that "don't" refers ONLY to "do not" and "doesn't" ONLY to "does not".
- You are correct.
- According to her, "don't" is a contraction of "do not" or "does not".
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AnonymousI've been studying English on my own for several years, but today, a friend of mine told me that "don't" and "doesn't" can mean the same thing, like for example:
"She don't live here"
"She doesn't live here"
Both are correct. Is it true? No I thought that "don't" refers ONLY to "do not"
and "doesn't" ONLY to "does not". You
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