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[suniljain]

He is not a film buff like me.
He don't have a film buff like me.

Do both the sentences convey the same meaning?

 

[teechar]

#2 is incorrect. Use #1.

 

[suniljain]

Why 2nd one is incorrect? I understand that 2nd one convey that he is not interested in seeing movie. So I want to understand why it is incorrect.
Thank you.

 

[bhaisahab]

As well as not making sense, #2 is ungrammatical.

 

[Raymott]

Why 2nd one is incorrect?

First, do you understand the difference between the verbs 'to be' and 'to have'?
Do you see the difference between the following?:
"I am not a teacher."
"I don't have a teacher."

 

[Matthew Wai]

I think #2 would be correct if it was written as 'He doesn't have an interest in films like me', but I am not a teacher.

 

[MikeNewYork]

The "like me" makes the sentence ambiguous. One can't tell if you like films or not.

 

[Rover_KE]

Why 2nd one is incorrect?

This should be 'Why is the second one incorrect?'

 

[suniljain]

First, do you understand the difference between the verbs 'to be' and 'to have'?
Do you see the difference between the following?:
"I am not a teacher."
"I don't have a teacher."

Just to understand bit better my doubt is:
Teacher is a person and buff is a human nature. Like I can say- He don't have this quality.

 

[Matthew Wai]

Teacher is a person and bluff is a human nature.

I think both teachers and buffs are people, but I am not a teacher.

 

[MikeNewYork]

I agree.

 

[suniljain]

Here buff means: who is very interested in a particular subject

 

[Barb_D]

It means a person who is very interested in something.
I am an old movie buff.
He is not an old movie buff.

I have an interest in old movies.
He does not have an interest in old movies.

I am an old movie buff, but he has no interest in the movies I like.

Note your "he don't" made it ungrammatical. He doesn't.

 

[suniljain]

Thank you.

He is not a film buff like me.
He doesn't have a film buff like me.

Now I understand both the sentences are correct. Am I right?

 

[MikeNewYork]

The second sentence is questionable. It needs context.

 

[Barb_D]

Thank you.

He is not a film buff like me.
He doesn't have a film buff like me.

Now I understand both the sentences are correct. Am I right?

They certainly don't mean the same thing.

If you think they do, go back to the earlier post that asked whether you understand the difference between "I am a teacher" and "I have a teacher."

Let's say I'm married to someone who loves movies. He is a film buff. He teaches me about movies. Someone notices I now know a lot more about movies than our friend Mary. That's not surprising because Mary doesn't have a film buff like I do (to teach her).