Where the sun don't shine??
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I came across this phrase and I studied it and I now know what it implies. I have two questions about this idiom
1. Why they use "don't" instead of "doesn't"? Could "The sun" be considered plural under some circumstances?
2. Is this idiom considered to be rude?
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kenny1999 1. Why they use "don't" instead of "doesn't"? Speakers of certain dialects may use "don't" for "doesn't" (as well as other apparently mismatched verb forms).
- kenny1999 1.
- Why they use "don't" instead of "doesn't"?
- Speakers of certain dialects may use "don't" for "doesn't" (as well as other apparently mismatched verb forms).
- It is not correct in standard English.
- People who would normally use the standard form may nevertheless use the non-standard form in this particular phrase.
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kenny19991. Why they use "don't" instead of "doesn't"?
Speakers of certain dialects may use "don't" for "doesn't" (as well as other apparently mismatched verb forms). It is not correct in standard English. People who would normally use the standard form may nevertheless use the non-standard form in this particular phrase.
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0kenny19991. Why do they use "don't" instead of "doesn't"?
Because they are purposely being crude and uneducated by using substandard English.
kenny19992. Is this idiom considered to be rude?
kenny19992. Is this idiom considered to be rude?
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