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Teo Posted 19 years ago
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0Lazy guy, don't do nothing but 01i00_____02i00 on-line games all the time. (A) play (B) playing (C) to play (D) plays02br
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0 01blockquote 01cite 10Teo12cite 10Lazy guy, don't do nothing but 11i 10_____12i 10 on-line games all the time. 12br 12blockquote 11b 01font 00A02font 02b 00 0-

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  • 0 01blockquote 01cite 10Teo12cite 10Lazy guy, don't do nothing but 11i 10_____12i 10 on-line games all the time.
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01cite10Teo12cite10Lazy guy, don't do nothing but 11i10_____12i10 on-line games all the time. (A) play (B) playing (C) to play (D) plays12br
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0 01i00don't do nothing02i00?02br
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01i00doesn't do anything02i00 is what you need, assuming it's an abbreviated form of 01i00That lazy guy doesn't do anything but ...02i02br
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01cite10CalifJim12cite11i10don't do nothing12i10?12br
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10Where did you get this example?12br
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11i10doesn't do anything12i10 is what you need, assuming it's an abbreviated form of 11i10That lazy guy doesn't do anything but ...12i12b
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01font10something like "don't do nuttin'...."12font10 12blockquote
10Yes. Exactly what I was thinking. 05002br
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01cite10CalifJim12cite11i10don't do nothing12i10?12br
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10Where did you get this example?12br
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11i10doesn't do anything12i10 is what you need, assuming it's an abbreviated form of 11i10That lazy guy doesn't do anything but ...12i12b
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0 Oh Teo, really? Because as the others have said "don't do anything" is the correct wording. "Don't do nothin' " is a double negative and therefore substandard English. Either this teacher has a fine ear for common but incorrect English, or this teacher is really missing the mark. And I'm afraid it's the latter. 0-
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