If I ask a question like "Why don't Christian understand..." would you find it odd....?

Question

that I was directing it at one individual?

WOW someone missed the basic gist of the question. Bravo.

J: I didn't say "Why don't you understand" did I? Thanks. Come again.

Answer 1

I find it odd that this grammar question is in R&S :)

Seriously, I think a lot of people do not pay enough attention to phrasing their questions properly so that their point can be easily understood. You also have to remember that the average intelligence is lower than, well most of the scientific and theology people.

Answer 2

not at all. that kind of question is a usual question; as usual as aking " why don't non - christian understand?"

directing it to at one individual or otherwise, the bottom line is, in everything, there is always an opposing part, justified or not!

Answer 3

I would find it odd. Why?

Here Christian obviously is used as a personal noun. Thus the verb do should be doesn't not don't -- that is odd.

Answer 4

I'm really mixed up now.
To an individual, one would say "doesn't" right off the bat, and define it with an article such as "a".

Answer 5

If that one individual's name is Christian and you're speaking with grammatic incorrectness, it would not be odd to me.

Answer 6

Christian, as in "Paradise Lost & Paradise Regained"?
Then, the answer is no.

P.S. I remember there was one famous heart surgeon named Christian B, or something! Were you referring to him?

Answer 7

Truthfully, I would assume you simply left off the 's'. It's not like typos like that are unusual around here.

Answer 8

Well, It would be hard to direct it at a single person, unless you named them.

Answer 9

For someone who claims to be able to pluralize words, you're not doing a good job.

Answer 10

I'd think your grammer was bad unless the person's name was Christian. Well, nevermind, then the grammer would still be bad.....