“She don’t” or “she doesn’t”: which is correct?
she doesn’t
The short answer
The correct form is she doesn’t: with he, she and it, the auxiliary is does.
Subject-verb agreement error
Why people get it wrong
Don’t is the most common negative contraction, and in some dialects and in casual speech it is used with he, she and it too. In standard English, those take doesn’t.
Examples with she doesn’t
- She doesn’t like coffee.
- She doesn’t know the answer.
- She doesn’t want to go.
Quick check
like coffee.
The correct form is she doesn’t: with he, she and it, the auxiliary is does.
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