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The feature distinguishing DONT from other similar conventions such as Cappelletti is the use of the double to show length in one suit, rather than hand strength or for penalty. [2] DONT is played mainly for interference rather than to establish a contract, so it may occasionally be used for low-strength hands. [1]: 56
The relevant contractions for negations formed using do-support are don't, doesn't and didn't. Such forms are used very frequently in informal English. Do-support is required for negated imperatives even when the verb is the copula be: Do not do that. Don't be silly.
I didn't go nowhere today. I'm not hungry no more. You don't know nothing. There was never no more laziness at work than before. In contrast, some double negatives become positives: I didn't not go to the park today. We can't not go to sleep! This is something you can't not watch.
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Cappelletti (also called Hamilton and Pottage [1]) is one of many defensive bridge bidding conventions used in the card game contract bridge to compete or interfere in the auction when an opponent has opened one notrump (1NT).
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