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Keith Baltazar 6661 Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
Don't vs Doesn't
Hi! I saw this song lyrics "She don't use butter. She don't use cheese. She don't use jelly" are these sentences grammatically correct? I knew te verb "Doesn't" should have used. Any help please?
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You analysis is correct. The use of don't here is an example of characterization, where the author uses incorrect language to help in the presentation of a particular person.
- You analysis is correct.
- The use of don't here is an example of characterization, where the author uses incorrect language to help in the presentation of a particular person.
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You analysis is correct. The use of don't here is an example of characterization, where the author uses incorrect language to help in the presentation of a particular person.
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Song lyrics often are written in a dialect of English that is non-standard.
Disadvantaged people living in the inner city or in the rural areas of the USA speak a dialect called "African American Vernacular English (AAVE)." "She don't... " is a speech pattern of AAVE and other non-standard dialects.
If you speak this way, native speakers will think that you are from a certain segme
Disadvantaged people living in the inner city or in the rural areas of the USA speak a dialect called "African American Vernacular English (AAVE)." "She don't... " is a speech pattern of AAVE and other non-standard dialects.
If you speak this way, native speakers will think that you are from a certain segme
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