Talk:don'

RFV — passed
Could you please verify this sense? Is there a likelihood for it to turn out to be misspelling? Bogorm 15:39, 5 December 2008 (UTC)


 * It's real: a lazy pronunciation. You can find a lot of examples if you search for "don' wanna" (don't want to). Equinox 16:04, 5 December 2008 (UTC)


 * It is not a misspelling. It is easy to find citations at b.g.c. as Equinox points out. It probably should be presented as eye dialect, for which we have a template. DCDuring TALK 16:33, 5 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Hm, anyway it sounds like a rustic and unattested in classical literature argot which the majority of people hardly would condescend to make usage of. Ceterum censeo id delendum esse. Bogorm 16:37, 5 December 2008 (UTC)
 * "All words in all languages" is our mantra. Attestation is not required to be from classical sources. Much that is so attested ought to be labelled as dated, obsolete, or archaic unless there is more current attestation indicating that it remains part of the living language. DCDuring TALK 16:44, 5 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Clearly widespread use. (If you really want cites, here.)—msh210 ℠  18:27, 8 December 2008 (UTC)
 * cited DCDuring TALK 00:05, 6 February 2009 (UTC)

RFV passed. Thanks, DCDuring. —Ruakh TALK 18:21, 5 March 2009 (UTC)