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Friendly grammar lesson[1]: "Does" vs. "do" can be a difficult distinction[2]. Your choice depends on whether the sentence subject is singular ("he does like c
by christiangenco 13y ago
Friendly grammar lesson[1]:
"Does" vs. "do" can be a difficult distinction[2]. Your choice depends on whether the sentence subject is singular ("he does like cake") or plural ("bob and alice do like cake").
A good trick to make the distinction easier (and to properly identify the subject, which I still find difficult in some cases) is to rearrange the sentence as a simple affirmation:
* Startups does hire above 35.
* Startups do hire above 35.
The only exception to this rule is that you always use do when the subject is "I," "me," or "you": "I do," "you do," "do you?", "do I?", "do startups hire me?," etc (even though "I," "me," and "you" are singular).
1. The vibe I've gotten from HN and /r/programming (and from my own experience communicating in another language) is that, in general, ESL individuals find it helpful for others to point out when they make grammatical mistakes. Hopefully JamesAdir feels the same, and actually is ESL (or I'm sure I'll come out looking like a jackass), so I apologize in advance if the above is not true in this case.
2. http://data.grammarbook.com/blog/verbs/what-does-or-what-do/ http://data.grammarbook.com/blog/verbs/what-does-or-what-do/
- noir_lord 13y agoI'm English and that was still a fascinating read. It was also the friendly "grammer-nazi" post I think I've ever seen.
- troels 13y agofriendliest. sorry ..
- noir_lord 13y agoDon't apologise, the predictive type on the Nexus 4 is fun :).
- StavrosK 13y agoAlso, "grammar".
- sauravt 13y ago> It was also the friendly "grammer-nazi" post I think I've ever seen. I think you meant, It was also the friendliest "grammer-nazi" post I think I've ever seen.
- BugBrother 13y agoI'm Swedish, studied English many years ago -- and still know more English grammar than that. But I certainly do more "do/does" errors than a native English speaker. I remember the AI course at univ when we needed to parse Swedish sentences -- and an English PhD student was teaching the class trivial Swedish grammar, which we all had forgotten...
- StavrosK 13y ago> But I certainly do more "do/does" errors than a native English speaker. You "make" them. This thread is a grammar Nazi goldmine, and I say this as a grammar Nazi for whom English is his second language.
- lurkinggrue 13y agoI did like this "grammer-nazi" post alot.
- JacobH 13y agoDoes a(ny) startup hire employees above 35 years old? A little shuffling around but..