At work, my friend put on some boxes "Do Not Sale," and our boss and I thought it was funny because we think it's supposed to be "Do not Sell," but she thinks it can go either way. We don't think it can go either way, so I told her I'd check here to see what everybody else thought.
Thanks!
You are right, it is DO NOT SELL. You may continue to laugh!
It is sell. Period, No discussion. Maria, however, is also wrong. Sale is not always a noun. "For" is a preposition, therefore, 'for sale' is a prepositional phrase. The subject of a prepositional phrase is not considered a noun in the traditional sense. It is part of the phrase.
Your friend is mistaken. Sale is actually a noun (person, place or thing). Sell is a verb (an action) So when you say do not do something (an action) you should use a verb, not a noun.
Eitheir you're not going to put them on sale, or you don't want to sell them. Two different things.
It is "Do Not Sell" in this context. Or, as another has said, "Not For Sale".
Do Not Sell
or
Not For Sale, would be correct
She's wrong it's don't sell
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