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Matress Posted 19 years ago
Linguistics Studies

AIN’T

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00AM NOT, ISN’T, AREN’T02br
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00 “Ain’t” has a long and vital history as a substitute for “isn’t,” “aren’t” and so on. It was originally formed from a contraction of “am not” and is still commonly used in that sense. Even though it has been universally condemned as 01i00the02i00 classic “mistake” in English, everyone uses it occasionally as part of a joking phrase or to convey a down-to-earth quality. But if you always use it instead of the more “proper” contractions you’re sure to be branded as uneducated.02br
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00[url=05000] SEE HERE[/url] 0230hrefhttp://www.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/ain't.html
  

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  • " I set up a page with a ton of examples at the following page: Examples of how to use the word ain't
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Ain't is an abbreviation of "to not be."

I set up a page with a ton of examples at the following page:

Examples of how to use the word ain't

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