don't make it smart

[zuzanka7]

A grandma tells her grandchild:
"Just because everybody’s doing it, don’t make it smart."

What does smart mean in this context? Does it mean that just because everybody's doing it, doesn't mean it's good or the right thing to do?

 

[grassy]

Yes. Of course, "don't" is not standard English but a form used in that person's dialect.

 

[zuzanka7]

Yes. Of course, "don't" is not standard English but a form used in that person's dialect.

Grassy, you've helped me a lot today. Thank you!

 

[velisarius]

The comma misled me into thinking that "don't" was an imperative, which puzzled me for a while.

 

[Glasguensis]

Where did you see this sentence ?

 

[zuzanka7]

The comma misled me into thinking that "don't" was an imperative, which puzzled me for a while.

Yes, that was exactly my problem.

 

[zuzanka7]

Where did you see this sentence ?

In J.M.Comer's book The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry.