I've just been asked if I smoke. I replied, 'I don't, no.'. is this grammatically correct?
2007-10-22 03:54:04 · 18 answers · asked by skullpicker 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Yes your sentence is perfectly fine. We do not use the same structural rules when speaking to one another as we do when writing.
***LOL at the answer - the word is 'know' not 'no'! Well only if you were saying that you were unsure whether you actually smoked or not!***
2007-10-22 04:09:35 · answer #1 · answered by Tatsbabe 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes to both questions. It's a sentence, and it's grammatically correct.
2007-10-22 20:01:45 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is a perfectly fine response. Since a valid response would be 'No.' alone, then I'd say you have two sentences here, rather than one. If that matters!. In speech we frequently reiterate, either to strengthen a message or to soften it and make it more polite. Generally in English the more words we use, the more polite it sounds.
So, by using your double response, you make it sound less abrupt.
2007-10-23 04:27:39 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well grammatically the statement is not correct....The correct answer to question should be No,I don't smoke...But your answer was correct in the term that such language is used and is widely accepted while speaking....So grammatically it is wrong but can be used in day to day life,
2007-10-22 11:05:58 · answer #4 · answered by kumar k 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
They asked you: Do you smoke?
- Yes I do.
- No I don't.
I am Italian, but it seems quite correct to me.
so, maybe your answer is grammatically correct, yet if you actually smoke and you told them a lie the answer is not ethically correct
Bye
2007-10-22 11:00:23 · answer #5 · answered by Ivory33 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Remember we do not speak grammar we write grammar.
However the statement is a sentence don't is a contraction of the verb do and not is added as the negative response.
So yes you spoke correctly
2007-10-22 11:01:17 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
It's fine, although less common than "No, I don't." If you didn't pause between the "don't" and the "no" the person must think you're a bit dense, though.
2007-10-22 11:41:15 · answer #7 · answered by Goddess of Grammar 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It sounds redundant even though there is nothing wrong. The reply is, 'no.'
2007-10-22 11:15:55 · answer #8 · answered by cidyah 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"no i do not smoke"
but why not say no,the english doesnt always sound correct even if it gramatically is.
2007-10-22 11:05:53 · answer #9 · answered by nick s 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Im not sure but some of your questions are.
2007-10-22 12:21:49 · answer #10 · answered by peaco1000 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋