寻找适合你的 英语 教师…
Denis
don't instead of doesn't
Here's the line from the song I heard today: ''But my little boat is empty It don't go And my oar is broken It don't row''. Why is ''don't'' used here?
2015年10月29日 14:56
回答 · 6
2
Non-standard variants of English grammar are very common in popular songs. There are two main reasons for this-
- They often sound better. 'Don't' may fit into the rhythm of a line far better than 'doesn't'. Likewise 'ain't' may sound better and fit into the music more neatly than a standard/correct grammatical form.
- The songwriter may want to sound cool, or rebellious, or casual, or angry...any of these can be suggested by the use of non-standard grammar.
Enjoy the music, and sing along if you want to. But don't use these forms in ordinary speech. 'He don't' and 'I ain't' is fine in a song lyric, but not in the real world.
2015年10月29日
1
You're right, the song is not grammatically correct, it should be *doesn't*. As with a lot of pop culture (movies, songs or spoken word), the artists take a lot of "artistic license" and play fast and loose with the grammar.
2015年10月29日
honestly I think its just the singer having fun and purposefully using the grammatically wrong version.
2015年10月29日
还未找到你的答案吗?
把你的问题写下来,让母语人士来帮助你!
Denis
语言技能
阿拉伯语, 英语, 法语, 德语, 意大利语, 俄语, 西班牙语
学习语言
阿拉伯语, 英语, 法语, 德语, 意大利语, 西班牙语
你或许会喜欢的文章

Same Word, Different Meaning: American, British, and South African English
10 赞 · 7 评论

How to Sound Confident in English (Even When You’re Nervous)
12 赞 · 9 评论

Marketing Vocabulary and Phrases for Business English Learners
9 赞 · 2 评论
更多文章