Difference Between Dont And Don't?

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What's the difference? And when should I use don't and dont?
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The only correct form of this is don't. You should always use the apostrophe. Dont is incorrect.
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AnonymousWhat's the difference? And when should I use don't and dont?
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dont has no meaning in English apart from DONT which is the name of a bridge (card game) opening convention

And when should I use

don't when appropriate to short do not

and

dont as DONT or D.O.N.T. when you play the bridge

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I see, I imagine the same thing goes for wont, cant, and shouldnt? won't, can't, shouldn't?

Thanks for the reply.
Yes. You must always include the apostrophe.
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I think we need to accept that "don't" has no been contracted to "dont", that the way new works are formed

Does not => don't => dont

I have started adding it to all my spelling dictionaries

Marc Deveaux (MDVX)Does not => don't => dontI have started adding it to all my spelling dictionaries

That is an unusually stupid thing for a learner to do.

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