Is there a new way to pronounce and spell the word "does"?

Question

I keep seeing it spelt "dose" on this site and have heard it being pronounced "doos".

Dimblonde; darling, angel. Whilst I would agree that I should have put a comma after the word, the sentance as a whole is the question, not the single word "does" therefore I believe I have placed my question mark in the correct place.
Pistols at dawn or girly hugs?

Dimblonde - I shall bow to your apparently superior knowledge. My question did not relate to grammatical error, I have the genuine belief that people are beginning to think that there is an alternative spelling for the word "does". Incidentally, I had a sneeky peek at some of your previous questions and you are far from without sin. By the way, I didn't give you the thumbs down, but I've gone off the idea of girly hugs xx

Ooh, ooh, Dimblonde, I knew I was right! Please read the following:

If a direct question is in quotation marks (" ") or in brackets ( ), the question mark goes inside the quotation marks or brackets (because it belongs to the words inside them).

You then put a full stop after the quotation marks or bracket (to show the end of the whole sentence).

PracticeExample
Students ask "How will the assessment criteria affect our grades?".

Students are concerned about assessment criteria (how will they affect their grades?).

Who claims that "academic staff are concerned about this"?
The phrase inside the quotation marks is not a question, but a statement. The question mark belongs to Who claims that, so it comes at the end of the sentence.

This was the first site that I visited www.universitywriting.shu.ac.uk. It may be a few years since I was at school, but I did retain some information.

You know you love me really.

Answer 1

I reckon you've got all the answers now, but I'll add a few points.
Your question is a model of punctuation – Dimblonde is wrong (as you found out). Yea, even unto the unnecessary comma she suggests. And calling inverted commas parentheses is odd, to say the least. Sadly, she also uses the impossible punctuation mark ‘:-‘, so is beyond all hope…
The plural of ‘do’ as in ‘a bit of a do’ is correctly written ‘dos’, but I admit it looks strange – ‘I’ve been to a few dos this week.’ ‘Here are your dos and don’ts.’ I have seen it with an apostrophe, but it isn’t strictly correct. I’d use it if, in context, I needed to differentiate it from ‘dos’ meaning the computer operating system – ‘Here are some do’s and don’ts when working in dos.’
Please keep on using words and punctuation properly. It’s probably a losing battle, but we must fight on!

Answer 2

Okay, to be honest, I don't quite understand what is being asked. But either way, here's my answer. All of the following are pronounced "tu." Too: This word is basically a syononym for the word "also." To: Used to describe a realtionship between things. (Ex. "Sally is going to the party." The relationship is between Sally and the party.) Two/2: The number. Tu (with an accent mark over the "u"): Spanish for "you." Tu (without an accent mark over the "u"): Spanish for "your." Well, I'm sorry if I didn't give the answer you were looking for, but I hope I helped!

Answer 3

It`s awful some of the spelling on here at times. If a question is written in `text speak` I don`t bother to decipher it, or I leave a comment. I`m surprised though they don`t spelt it `duz`. It might go with some of the stupid names like Maz Baz or Kaz. Unconventional spelling might be OK between friends, but in the world of work and business it could be someones downfall. It`s easy to remember how to spell it just add es to do.

Answer 4

Does - like doughs - for female deer.

Does - Duz - past tense of To Do.

But as for doos or dose, it just laziness at not checking the spelling before committing the post...

Like 'teh' instead of 'the'...

Answer 5

It occurs to me to wonder how people spell the plural of 'do'. As in 'a bit of a do'.

Not sure what planet Dimblonde's on. What parentheses?

Answer 6

There is a new way of being stupid and lazy sweeping the planet. Ignorance towards the use of spellcheck.

Answer 7

no, those people cant spell. However, you will find that old time swinger, marie lloyd, used to sing, a little of what you fancy doos you good.

Answer 8

As long as you know how to spell it correctly darling, that's the only thing you should be worrying about. I think you can safely assume there is no new spelling of the word "Does."

Whilst pedantry is the subject, please note that there should be a comma after the word, "Word." Further, the first word in each set of parenthesis should have a capital letter. and the question mark should be inside the last two inverted commas, like this:- "Does?"

Hope that helps.

Edit:- Pistols at dawn I'm afraid. There is always punctuation before closing parenthesis, whether it be a comma, full stop, or question mark and only then do you close the quotation marks. There is no exception. Perhaps you should read some books and then advise me if ever you see it, as you say it should be. You won't. It should also be a capital even though it is only one word and the middle, or the end, of a sentence. Bang

Answer 9

Some people can't spell very well. The word "This", "That" And "Like" seem to be targeted!! Dis Dat and lik!!

Answer 10

Illiteracy among the troll population causes spelling gaffe's like those.