doesn't it help

[diamondcutter]

Don’t you know that a man being rich is like a girl being pretty? You wouldn't marry a girl just because she's pretty, but my goodness, doesn't it help?

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Does the film character mean that being pretty really helps by asking “doesn't it help”?

 

[diamondcutter]

1. A man being rich is just like a girl being pretty.
2. That a man is rich is just like that a girl is pretty.

Does the two sentences have the same meaning?

 

[probus]

Do the two ...
Not:
Does the two.

Your second sentence is very unnatural. Forget about it and stick to number 1.

 

[diamondcutter]

Do you mean my second sentence is just grammatically correct, but rare people say that?

 

[5jj]

It is not grammatical.

 

[diamondcutter]

What about this sentence? Does it make sense?
A man who is rich is just like a girl who is pretty.

 

[5jj]

Yes, in the context you are talking about.

 

[Tarheel]

Do you mean my second sentence is just grammatically correct, but people rarely say that?

I would say never.