In Victorian times "don't" for doesn't seems to have been perfectly
acceptable.
Viz. the Lord Chancellor's
"Every fairy shall die who don't marry a mortal".
Etc.
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Ditto for
"Jack will break his crown".
In pre-Victorian times, this had an -s to it:
Jack wills to break his crown.
Apparently common sense pervaded. Etc.
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
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