don'ts

فِي ٱللُّغَةِ ٱلْإِنْجْلِيزِيَّةِ:

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don’ts

1. صِيغَةُ جَمْعٍ مُفْرَدُهَا don't.

Usage notes

In the phrase "dos and don'ts" the second apostrophe is obviously incorrect, leading to this unusual construction, not used outside of that idiom (and minor plays on it.)

Quotations

• 1998, M.T., A Sponsorship Guide for 12-Step Programs [1]

  I don’t like “don’ts.” I like “dos.” I think “don’ts” have a way of being self-defeating.

• 2003, Jerry Zeyu Gao et al., Testing and Quality Assurance for Component-Based Software, [2]

  [...] many ad hoc dos and particularly don’ts may exist. More importantly, not all don’ts are publicized or even known. In fact, many unknown don’ts may exist.

• 2003, T.J. Tomasi and Kathryn Maloney, The 30-Second Golf Swing, [3]

  Don’t hit it left....

  Don’t hit it in the water....

  Playing by don’ts won’t get the job done.

Antonyms

• dos, do's

Derived terms

• dos and dont's, do's and don'ts