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"do not"and"don't" i konw the"do not"is equal to"don't",but sometimes, why are they say "do not "they don't say "don't"?

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"Don't" comes from contracting "do not" while speaking, and this is also acceptable in writing. It is also perfectly normal to say "do not", especially if the context is formal, or if you want to emphasise the phrase.

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