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Why does the adverb "usually" not stand between "don't" and "count"?

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Why not? It can go before the negative as well.
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Why not? It can go before the negative as well.
It CAN go or HAS TO go before a negative verb?
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The normal word order would be after 'don't'. There's a very slight shift in meaning, I think; by moving it before the negative, the negative points more at the verb than the adverb. However, it's so slight that I find it hard to explain.

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