don't often vs not often

Both "don't often" and "not often" are correct phrases in English, but they are used in slightly different contexts. "Don't often" is used when talking about frequency of actions or events that do not occur frequently, while "not often" is more commonly used to describe how often something happens.

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This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to describe actions or events that do not occur frequently.

"don't often"

Use "don't often" when you want to express that something happens infrequently or rarely. It is a negative form of expressing frequency.

Examples:

I don't often go to the movies.
She doesn't often cook at home.
They don't often visit their relatives.
He doesn't often take vacations.
We don't often see shooting stars.

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Plans don't often become reality.
Miter cuts don't often fit on the first try.
They don't often keep apartments like this.
People like me don't often get a chance like this.
We don't often value friendship as a valid form of love.
You know, you don't often see white boys with the dreadlocks.
And what we don't often appreciate is the price that poor people pay for us to have these disposable products.
Now, we don't often see eye to eye on certain projects.
I don't often have company.
They don't often even look at the conductor.
Kidneys don't often get stuck in the brain.
I don't often get to play the white knight.
I don't often get the opportunity.
We don't often see you in here for breakfast.
You don't often forget a gift like that.
I don't often attend affairs such as this.
They don't often keep apartments like this.
You don't often see fish-heads in the field.
When her owner passed away, she came to this organization for replacement but people don't often adopt adult dogs.
Now, again, we don't often deal with Stage One.

Alternatives:

rarely
seldom
infrequently
hardly ever
scarcely ever

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to describe how frequently something happens.

"not often"

Use "not often" when you want to indicate that something happens infrequently or rarely. It is a straightforward way to express a lack of frequency.

Examples:

She does not often go to the gym.
They do not often eat out.
He does not often read books.
We do not often see snow in this region.
I do not often get sick.

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On the other hand, attempting to treat antisocial personality disorder like other conditions is not often effective.
Unfortunately, although treated respectfully, women do not often hold positions of responsibility in Brazil.
This happened not often, but sometimes.
So I go... but not often.
I take a drink occasionally, not often.
He mans it sometimes, but not often.
Sometimes they get in trouble, but not often.
He mans it sometimes, but not often.
Quad runner ATV rentals available with guided tours to beautiful places not often seen by tourists.
In Europe, ATMs do not often accept PINs with more than 4 digits.
It is a skill that is not often taught.
Yet. It does not often help my poems much to solve them.
Even children do not often reach adulthood.
Therefore, I was not often crops.
All I've seen in my life... I'm not often moved.
Personal relationships at work are not often allowed.
One does not often see the traditional French fountain pen.
And I see my boy is not often enough.
And in that time, your instincts were not often wrong.
And in that time, your instincts were not often wrong.

Alternatives:

rarely
seldom
infrequently
hardly ever
scarcely ever

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