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Debpriya De Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

If it ain't broke , don't fix it

"If it ain't broke , don't fix it"
Why do we use "broke" in this saying instead of the adjective "broken" ?
  

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Hi, To make this saying sound like one that is spoken by a simple, uneducated person. That's why we also say ain't. It's intended to be a little humorous.

— Clive

  • Hi, To make this saying sound like one that is spoken by a simple, uneducated person.
  • That's why we also say ain't.
  • It's intended to be a little humorous.
  • Clive
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Hi,

To make this saying sound like one that is spoken by a simple, uneducated person. That's why we also say ain't.

It's intended to be a little humorous.

Clive
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