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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
don't -> doesn't
"Your common sense don't mean jack to me." ? The aforementioned don't should be changed into doesn't. Am I wrong?
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Doesn't is grammatically correct. However, the expression comes from street language, so it is common to use ''don't'' instead of ''doesn't'' in this expression, it is slightly vulgar as well.
- Doesn't is grammatically correct.
- However, the expression comes from street language, so it is common to use ''don't'' instead of ''doesn't'' in this expression, it is slightly vulgar as well.
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Doesn't is grammatically correct. However, the expression comes from street language, so it is common to use ''don't'' instead of ''doesn't'' in this expression, it is slightly vulgar as well.
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Hi
Both "don't" and "jack" are very informal, so they go together well. Informally, the sentence is fine. More formally:
- Your common sense doesn't mean anything to me
Dave
Both "don't" and "jack" are very informal, so they go together well. Informally, the sentence is fine. More formally:
- Your common sense doesn't mean anything to me
Dave
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