Thursday, August 21, 2014

grammar - Is it okay to start a sentence with "Doesn't matter"?




Is it okay to start a sentence with "Doesn't matter"? Like:




Doesn't matter which train you board, you are going to be late for the meeting.




Answer



This is perfectly grammatical and perfectly common. The Corpus of Contemporary American English and the British National Corpus have well over a hundred cites. For example:





  • Doesn't matter if he saw his fox, he wouldn't shoot it on a Sunday.




  • Doesn't matter where you hit someone. Contact is always lethal.





  • Doesn't matter what creed or colour you are, as long as you are mad!




  • Doesn't matter where you go in this world, son, you're in.




  • Doesn't matter which one's bigger, which one's smaller, the one that has the highest interest rate is costing you the most money.





  • Doesn't matter where you turn, cause Jesus is gonna be there, just waiting for you.




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