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the company don't vs the company doesn't

The correct phrase is "the company doesn't." When referring to a singular entity like a company, the singular form of the verb "does" (doesn't) is used instead of the plural form (don't).
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the company don't

This phrase is incorrect. In English, when referring to a singular entity like a company, the verb should be in the singular form.

Incorrect. Use "the company doesn't" instead.
  • You know the company don't like any women hanging around the job.
  • The companies don't want farmers talking.
  • Because the drug companies don't want it approved.
  • The management company don't really want to split the lease.
  • Look the insurance companies don't exactly payoff like the slots you know.
  • But the insurance companies don't pay for it, of course.
  • All of a sudden, the phone company don't care if I pay my bills anymore.
  • The drug companies don't want you to know about it because it's free.
  • The insurance companies don't care how I get the pieces back, just that I do.
  • I've decided to bring in a professional, someone to make sure that the company lawyers don't eat me for lunch.
  • Yes, the company can't do it without me.
  • He's the company president don't say it to anyone
  • The insurance companies don't care how I get the pieces back, just that I do.
  • California was faced with the prospect of What do you do ... if the car companies don't comply?
  • In an even more radical stance against consumerism, the company placed a "Don't Buy This Jacket" advertisement during the peak of shopping season.
  • She put half back into the company - long story, don't ask - leaving her one of our larget single shareholders.
  • Mr. Napier, everybody here knows that the only men the company doesn't do wrong are company men.
  • You prefer the company of men, don't you?
  • You Know Why I Asked You To Walk Him Around The Company, Don't You?
  • And really, as much as I appreciate the company, don't you think that you should be there, with the guys?

Alternatives:

  • the company doesn't

the company doesn't

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

Correct. Use this phrase when referring to a singular entity like a company.
  • Even though the company doesn't have any business interests there.
  • Mr. Napier, everybody here knows that the only men the company doesn't do wrong are company men.
  • Look, even if I wanted to hire him, which I don't, the company doesn't let us hire people without a high school diploma.
  • And by declaring that Power Blast is a supplement and not a drug, the company doesn't have to meet any standards, prove any benefits, or adhere to any safety guidelines.
  • But, Enrique, you know something the company doesn't know and should know, and you won't say what it is.
  • The Company doesn't want any record of what's going on down there.
  • The Company doesn't want any visual evidence that Scylla exists.
  • ALL RIGHT, SO, YOU'RE HUSTLING FOSS, TRYING TO PROVE ARSON OR GET HIM ON FRAUD - WHATEVER, AS LONG AS THE COMPANY DOESN'T HAVE TO WRITE THE CHECK.
  • Well, f-fortunately, Jim, the fate of the company doesn't depend on one man.
  • I pick up traces of an intelligence network the company doesn't know.
  • You think the company doesn't work if you don't have the Intersect?
  • The company doesn't run many buses on this line. It's always someone else.
  • But if the company doesn't go under, then we'll finally have all our contacts in one program.

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