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I heard that back in the old days people used to say 'do' as the way we use 'don't. For example, I do have breakfast. But as time went by they didn't want to be bothered so decided to get rid of it. Is it true?
I heard that back in the old days people used to say 'do' as the way we use 'don't. For example, I do have breakfast. But as time went by they didn't want to be bothered so decided to get rid of it. Is it true?
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Not exactly. "Do" has always been used to refute a negative statement, or to emphasize that a statement is positive when it might be expected to be negative.
"I don't eat lunch, but I do eat breakfast."
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