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that doesn't tell us much vs that don't tell us much

The correct phrase is 'that doesn't tell us much.' The verb 'tell' should agree with the singular subject 'that.' 'Don't' is incorrect in this context.

Last updated: March 27, 2024 • 834 views

that doesn't tell us much

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

Use 'that doesn't tell us much' when referring to something that provides little information or insight.

Examples:

  • The brief explanation given by the speaker doesn't tell us much about the topic.
  • The data collected so far doesn't tell us much about the overall trend.
  • But that doesn't tell us too much, so we actually clone the whole thing.
  • Which doesn't tell us much.
  • Policehave just issued a general statement, which really doesn't tell us much more than all the previous statements.
  • They wouldn't tell us much about you.
  • Sam, Lucy didn't tell us much about your background.
  • Shep didn't tell us much, Jerry.
  • Guards were stationed at the exits, didn't tell us much.
  • I can talk to the guests, but it won't tell us much, it's like a wedding.
  • But that doesn't tell us they necessarily had language.
  • - But that doesn't tell us anything.
  • Your mother doesn't tell you much.
  • Apparently Dave doesn't tell me much at all.
  • That doesn't tell us which component split, sheared off, cracked.
  • But that doesn't tell us where the bombs are.
  • That doesn't tell us what he used or who did it.
  • He won't tell us much, but... he learned more in two months with you than he did in two years of training.
  • But how they solved this murderous problem tells us much about their mentality.
  • DNA analysis should tell us much.
  • He doesn't tell me much either.
  • He doesn't tell me much, but I've picked up a little.

that don't tell us much

This phrase is incorrect in standard English.

  • They wouldn't tell us much about you.
  • Sam, Lucy didn't tell us much about your background.
  • Which doesn't tell us much.
  • Shep didn't tell us much, Jerry.
  • Guards were stationed at the exits, didn't tell us much.
  • I can talk to the guests, but it won't tell us much, it's like a wedding.
  • Policehave just issued a general statement, which really doesn't tell us much more than all the previous statements.
  • He won't tell us much, but... he learned more in two months with you than he did in two years of training.
  • They don't tell me much in here.
  • Dean, they don't tell me much.
  • But how they solved this murderous problem tells us much about their mentality.
  • DNA analysis should tell us much.
  • Don't tell me how much your bonus is...
  • I don't think the seepage products will tell us much.
  • And the police haven't been able to tell us much at all.
  • But Yogi's keeping her on a tight leash, won't let her tell us much.
  • Its life force carries us from our distant past right up to the present, and tells us much about our future.
  • Don't know if it tells us much of anything, sir.
  • Clearly the reforms - and I know you will be able to tell us much more about them in a moment - are at a critical stage.
  • They don't tell you how much it hurts.

Alternatives:

  • that doesn't tell us much
  • that isn't telling us much
  • that isn't providing much information
  • that fails to inform us adequately
  • that lacks substantial information

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