Posted by Neredbojias on 09/04/05 12:49

With neither quill nor qualm, Geoff Berrow quothed:

> I noticed that Message-ID: <ntmqu2-bch.ln1@ophelia.g5n.co.uk> from Toby
> Inkster contained the following:
>
> >> I thought I can shorten the sentence "What does it do?" into "What
> >> does't do?".
> >
> >Nope. You cannot just contract any word that takes your fancy.
>
> Besides, 'doest' is already a word, though it's use is archaic.
> (second person singular present tense of do)

Methinks thou doest speaketh as a maid neatly past her shade of the
moon.

--
Neredbojias
Contrary to popular belief, it is believable.

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