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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

Put on/don

Hi,
What's the difference between 'don' and 'put on' in the sentence?
"He donned/put on his finest coat and hat."

Is 'don' a formal word?

Thanks.
  

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I've spoken English all my life and have never used the word don.

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I've spoken English all my life and have never used the word don.
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JohnBozI've spoken English all my life and have never used the word don.
... except while trolling the ancient Yuletide carol, of course.
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Thanks for the homework assignment.
copy paste:

troll, in this case, means to sing the parts in succession or to sing loudly

Ancient yuletide carol is likely referring to the songs sang by 'pagans' -- Christianity 'borrowed' that particular time of year for Christmas, prior to a Christmas it was called Yule (hence yule-tide, yule log, etc).

So, long story short: l
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