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re: They're, Their, There Now.
Posted on 9/16/14 at 2:19 pm to ForeverLSU02
Posted on 9/16/14 at 2:19 pm to ForeverLSU02
quote:
What about "ain't"
slang contraction for "am not"
This post was edited on 9/16/14 at 2:20 pm
Posted on 9/16/14 at 2:26 pm to SwatMitchell
quote:
Ain't
Merriam Webster
1 : am not : are not : is not
2 : have not : has not
3 : do not : does not : did not — used in some varieties of Black English
Origin: contraction of are not.
First use: 1749
Usage: Although widely disapproved as nonstandard and more common in the habitual speech of the less educated, ain't in senses 1 and 2 is flourishing in American English. It is used in both speech and writing to catch attention and to gain emphasis. Our evidence shows British use to be much the same as American.
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