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Do and work

I know that you say " What do you do?"
But you don't say "What do you work?"

Why?

Re: Do and work

Well because it does not make no sense.

Re: Do and work

Brianna
Well because it does not make no sense.


Please don't use double negatives.

PaulM

Re: Do and work

In normal speech you don't just say " what do you do" instead you say " what do you do for living ?

Re: Do and work

Sue
In normal speech you don't just say " what do you do" instead you say " what do you do for living?

Sue, you omitted the determiner "a":

"What do you do for a living"?


PaulM