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HMFindlay Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
Ain't if funny?
0 “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 01 i 00 the 02 i 00 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. - taken from a website 02 br
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00 But the Q is why Americans love to say something like this: It ain't no joke! And why not It ain't a joke? Because according to the quotation I found, ain't means isn't/aren't/am not 02 br
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00 So it will be awkward to say It ain't no joke because it will literally mean It is not no joke and not It is not a joke 05 0 00 Can someone explain please on why they put no after ain't when my mind tells me that it is 'wrong' or unnecessary 05 1 010id 711id 7
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00 But the Q is why Americans love to say something like this: It ain't no joke! And why not It ain't a joke? Because according to the quotation I found, ain't means isn't/aren't/am not 02 br
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00 So it will be awkward to say It ain't no joke because it will literally mean It is not no joke and not It is not a joke 05 0 00 Can someone explain please on why they put no after ain't when my mind tells me that it is 'wrong' or unnecessary 05 1 010id 711id 7
Top answer
02 br 02 br 00 The reason why people put "no" after "aint" is so we can confuse the beginning English learners -- just kidding. " To say that something is not a joke. I know.
- 02 br 02 br 00 The reason why people put "no" after "aint" is so we can confuse the beginning English learners -- just kidding.
- " To say that something is not a joke.
- I know.
- 02 br 02 br 00 This practice is very common in the English language.
- Irregardless is actually an accepted word.
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0 Everything you say is correct. 02 br
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00 The reason why people put "no" after "aint" is so we can confuse the beginning English learners -- just kidding. Seriously...I think people do that to accentuate "ain't" and "no." To say that something is not a joke. In the process, you turn the sentence into a double negative...I know. But afte you hear it for a while, it starts
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00 The reason why people put "no" after "aint" is so we can confuse the beginning English learners -- just kidding. Seriously...I think people do that to accentuate "ain't" and "no." To say that something is not a joke. In the process, you turn the sentence into a double negative...I know. But afte you hear it for a while, it starts
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