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'But, no matter' Versus 'But, doesn't matter'



 
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'But, no matter' Versus 'But, doesn't matter' Thu Aug 24, 2006 6:00 am  'But, no matter' Versus 'But, doesn't matter'
 

Hi

Are the given expressions correct and interchangeable?

1- I have nothing to eat...but, doesn't matter!
2- I have nothing to eat...but, no matter!

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'But, no matter' Versus 'But, doesn't matter' Thu Aug 24, 2006 6:41 am  'But, no matter' Versus 'But, doesn't matter'
 

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I have repaired your punctuation and supplied a necessary pronoun. They are now essentially synonymous:

1- I have nothing to eat, but it/that doesn't matter!
2- I have nothing to eat, but no matter!
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'But, no matter' Versus 'But, doesn't matter' Thu Aug 24, 2006 19:55 pm  'But, no matter' Versus 'But, doesn't matter'
 

Why did you place commas after but, Tom? I wonder. Very Happy
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'But, no matter' Versus 'But, doesn't matter' Thu Aug 24, 2006 21:49 pm  'But, no matter' Versus 'But, doesn't matter'
 


Mister Micawber wrote:
I have repaired your punctuation and supplied a necessary pronoun. They are now essentially synonymous:

1- I have nothing to eat, but it/that doesn't matter!
2- I have nothing to eat, but no matter!
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I liked the collocation essentially synonymous! Very Happy

I would like to ask another question:

When in ( it is) no matter, the it part can be optional, why not in (it) doesn't matter?

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'But, no matter' Versus 'But, doesn't matter' Fri Aug 25, 2006 1:46 am  'But, no matter' Versus 'But, doesn't matter'
 

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When in (it is) no matter, the it part can be optional, why not in (it) doesn't matter?

I don't see that it is optional; only it is as a unit is optional.

However, without delving too deeply, I presume that it is because matter is a noun in complement in the first form while in the second form, matter is the verb. No matter is acceptable as elision; not matter is not.
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