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Originally Posted by USNSRCaseySmith
Speaking of doesn't, (Sorry this is OT but just sparked my interest), is it me, or does doesn't seem like a useless abbreviation, especially in writing. I mean all you do is cut out a space and turn a O into a dash... sorry  |
It's simply that the
sound of the word is shorter, in a written sentence it is not much shorter as you point out, for example:
"It doesn't matter" sounds better in speech than "It does not matter".
