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Ravinath Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

ain't ?

ain't

What is the real meaning of this word?

In which occasions can we use that ?

I've heard that it is not formal , is that true ?

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Ravinath What is the real meaning of this word? Contraction of "am / are / is " not. I ain't going nowhere.

  • Ravinath What is the real meaning of this word?
  • Contraction of "am / are / is " not.
  • I ain't going nowhere.
  • ) You ain't going neither.
  • ) He ain't coming with us.
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RavinathWhat is the real meaning of this word?
Contraction of "am / are / is " not.

I ain't going nowhere. (I am not going anywhere.)
You ain't going neither. (You are not going either.)
He ain't coming with us. (He isn't coming with us.)
RavinathIn which occasions can we use that ?
When you want to sound li
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I ain't going nowhere. (I am not going anywhere.)
You ain't going neither. (You are not going either.
Here , why can't they be written as follows ?

I ain't going anywhere. (I am not going anywhere.)
You ain't going either. (You are not going either.)
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RavinathHere , why can't they be written as follows ?I ain't going anywhere. (I am not going anywhere.)You ain't going either. (You are not going either.)
That is not the language used for formal writing, essays, and business correspondence.

It is the language used in rap music.
It shows a deprivation or intentional disregard of education.
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RavinathIn which occasions can we use that ?
If you try to appear poorly educated and unable to speak English well.
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You have run across a metalinguistic issue, at least or especially in the United States. In other words, the disapproval of the word "ain't" is about more than whether the word falls into an unacceptable linguistic class (ungrammatical, irregular, unnatural). It'a about whether the person who uses it unironicallly falls into an unacceptable social class (poor, illiterate, marginal). There are a

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