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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Does anyone know what two words combine to make the word "aint?"

OpenStudy (anonymous):

aint i dont even think is a word

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Lol i didnt either but they say it in the south a lot so....

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Ik i say it sometimes

OpenStudy (anonymous):

but it isnt a word

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Oooh dude thank you!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

np

OpenStudy (anonymous):

:)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Ain't IS a word according the Merriam Webster Dictionary. http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ain%27t ain't \ˈānt\ Definition of AIN'T 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 Usage Discussion of AIN'T 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 <the wackiness of movies, once so deliciously amusing, ain't funny anymore — Richard Schickel> <I am telling you—there ain't going to be any blackmail — R. M. Nixon>. It is used especially in journalistic prose as part of a consistently informal style <the creative process ain't easy — Mike Royko>. This informal ain't is commonly distinguished from habitual ain't by its frequent occurrence in fixed constructions and phrases <well—class it ain't — Cleveland Amory> <for money? say it ain't so, Jimmy! — Andy Rooney> <you ain't seen nothing yet> <that ain't hay> <two out of three ain't bad> <if it ain't broke, don't fix it>. In fiction ain't is used for purposes of characterization; in familiar correspondence it tends to be the mark of a warm personal friendship. It is also used for metrical reasons in popular songs <Ain't She Sweet> <It Ain't Necessarily So>. Our evidence shows British use to be much the same as American. Examples of AIN'T It's a free country, ain't it? Those people ain't got a clue. Her husband left and she ain't never been the same. Origin of AIN'T contraction of are not First Known Use: 1749 Other Grammar and Linguistics Terms ablaut, allusion, anacoluthon, diacritic, gerund, idiom, infinitive, metaphor, semiotics, simile Rhymes with AIN'T faint, feint, paint, plaint, quaint, saint, taint

OpenStudy (anonymous):

@oblitusangelum woah thanks!

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