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Intelligent Freak Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
Ain't no other
So what does it mean? I heard this from some songs, particularly Christina Aguilera's "Ain't No Other Man"
Two negatives, but it means like there isn't other man.
Is it accepted in English today like in conversations?
Thank you!
Ciao,
IF [A]
Two negatives, but it means like there isn't other man.
Is it accepted in English today like in conversations?
Thank you!
Ciao,
IF [A]
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Hi, some? many? people don't accept that, but I keep on hearing double negatives all the time, everywhere.
- Hi, some?
- many?
- people don't accept that, but I keep on hearing double negatives all the time, everywhere.
- It must be what I listen to.
- We don't need no education...
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Hi,
some? many? people don't accept that, but I keep on hearing double negatives all the time, everywhere. It must be what I listen to.
We don't need no education... - Pink Floyd...
I ain't afraid of no ghost... - Ghostbusters...
Robots don't need to eat nothing... - Something I watched...
etc.
My advice: don't use double negatives, but keep in mind that you'll s
some? many? people don't accept that, but I keep on hearing double negatives all the time, everywhere. It must be what I listen to.
We don't need no education... - Pink Floyd...
I ain't afraid of no ghost... - Ghostbusters...
Robots don't need to eat nothing... - Something I watched...
etc.
My advice: don't use double negatives, but keep in mind that you'll s
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Intelligent FreakSo what does it mean? I heard this from some songs, particularly Christina Aguilera's "Ain't No Other Man"
Two negatives, but it means like there isn't other man.
Ciao,
"Ain't" is non-standard English. So is the sentence with two negatives.
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Hi IF
The word ain't and the use of double negatives are not considered to be standard. Not everyone uses them. People who use ain't and double negatives are often simply viewed as uneducated. Even people who do use such expressions do not necessarily use them exclusively. It's good to know that these sorts of usages exist, but my recommendation is that you should avoid
The word ain't and the use of double negatives are not considered to be standard. Not everyone uses them. People who use ain't and double negatives are often simply viewed as uneducated. Even people who do use such expressions do not necessarily use them exclusively. It's good to know that these sorts of usages exist, but my recommendation is that you should avoid
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Is it accepted in English today like in conversations?No.
The writers of popular songs often attempt to create an artificial world (emphasis on 'art' - this is a matter of artifice, not reality) to give a particular atmosphere or "flavor" to the songs. They therefore try to imitate the speech habits of what they consider to be the "common people".
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two negatives is not the only problem in this song. I, as a foreigner, can't even tell any proper grammar here. Let's suppose AIN'T NO OTHER MAN means THERE IS NO OTHER MAN. Then, AIN'T NO OTHER MAN DOES WHAT YOU DO has no sense to my mind?! but if say Ain't no other man THAT does what you do, there seems to be some understandable grammatical order! am i correct?
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