Timeline for Is saying 'why do you not do something' wrong when making a suggestion?
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| Nov 30, 2021 at 10:18 | comment | added | Kate Bunting | The sentence you quote does not mention you. "Why do not you...?" is old-fashioned (you see it in early 19th century books) - we say either "Why don't you...?" or "Why do you not...?" | |
| Nov 30, 2021 at 5:54 | comment | added | user516076 | But, both do you not and do not you are considered wrong according to the book I've mentioned above. | |
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| S Nov 30, 2021 at 5:15 | review | First answers | |||
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| S Nov 30, 2021 at 5:15 | history | answered | Ummi | CC BY-SA 4.0 |