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Rachel Adams

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Hello.

Should I use 'no matter' or 'it doesn't matter' in my sentence?
'No matter where you go English is spoken everywhere. You need to know it to be able to speak with different people '
 
Hello.

Should I use 'no matter' or 'it doesn't matter' in my sentence?

'No matter where you go, English is spoken everywhere. You need to know it to be able to speak with different people '

You could use either at the start. Note that a comma is required after either one. I would remove "everywhere". It's somewhat tautologous. You need to change the final sentence. I took "You need to know it" to mean "You need to know this fact". Knowing that English is spoken everywhere doesn't help you communicate with people. You have to be able to speak English. A lot of learners use "to know a language" when they mean "to speak a language". Try rewriting the final sentence.
 
Should I use 'no matter' or 'it doesn't matter' in my sentence?
If you use "It doesn't matter", you need a full stop or a semicolon, not a comma. If you use "no matter", then a comma is correct.

'No matter where you go, English is spoken everywhere.
That would work better if you reverse it.
English is spoken everywhere, no matter where you go.
 
You could use either at the start. Note that a comma is required after either one. I would remove "everywhere". It's somewhat tautologous. You need to change the final sentence. I took "You need to know it" to mean "You need to know this fact". Knowing that English is spoken everywhere doesn't help you communicate with people. You have to be able to speak English. A lot of learners use "to know a language" when they mean "to speak a language". Try rewriting the final sentence.

I was not sure if 'to know' and 'to speak' could be used interchangeably. Maybe 'you have to learn English to be able to communicate/speak with different people.' Or 'in order to be able to speak/communicate with different people.'
 
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