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My mother doesn't vs My mother don't

The correct phrase is "my mother doesn't." In standard English, when using the third person singular (he, she, it), we use "doesn't" as the auxiliary verb with the base form of the main verb. "Don't" is used with the pronouns I, you, we, and they.
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My mother doesn't

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

Use "my mother doesn't" when referring to an action that the mother does not perform. The word "doesn't" is the contraction of "does not."
  • My mother doesn't like this fat guy.
  • My mother doesn't like weddings.
  • My mother doesn't have pulmonary fibrosis.
  • My mother doesn't let me sleep with goys.
  • My mother doesn't need to discuss this with you.
  • My mother doesn't know how to operate a digital camera.
  • My mother doesn't want him here, with the war.
  • My mother doesn't like watching TV.
  • My mother doesn't know that's my last pay cheque.
  • My mother doesn't like being left alone for too long.
  • My mother doesn't have the financial means, and I'm 16.
  • My mother doesn't want me to eat fast food, so I have to eat what she makes me.
  • My mother doesn't let me play ball.
  • My mother doesn't have a place for me where she lives and she doesn't know what else to do with me.
  • My mother doesn't have... Buttons?
  • My father thinks my mother doesn't love him.
  • Even my mother doesn't do housework.
  • Well, my mother doesn't have a maiden name.
  • Well, my mother doesn't approve of dating.
  • Yes, unfortunately even when killed, my mother doesn't seem to want to stay dead, not with the spirits of nature at her side.

My mother don't

This phrase is incorrect in standard English.

Avoid using "my mother don't" as it is grammatically incorrect. Instead, use "my mother doesn't" to maintain proper subject-verb agreement.
  • My mother don't want you around.
  • My mother don't care what I'm doing.
  • My mother doesn't do nice.
  • My mother doesn't do innocent flirtation.
  • My mother says you don't have a father.
  • Even my mother doesn't do housework.
  • Even my mother doesn't do housework.
  • You're not my mother, don't use my name.
  • Until I find out what happened to my mother, I don't trust anybody.
  • If he can help me find my mother, I don't think I care.
  • It's not because of my mother and I don't wet the bed.
  • My mother wouldn't do anything silly like that.
  • My mother says guys don't always know how to act... around a girl they really like.
  • When my mother dies, we don't have any more connection.
  • Although you did leave my mother and now I don't trust men. Okay, I'm done.
  • The just need to be nice to my mother, then I don't care about facing any danger.
  • I told my mother I couldn't do it.
  • My mother wouldn't do such a thing!
  • And he says to my mother, "Don't be afraid."
  • My mother said you don't have to like everything... but you have to try everything.

Alternatives:

  • my mother doesn't
  • my mother does not
  • my mother isn't

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