A few days ago
Anonymous

what does ain’t stand for?

what does ain’t stand for?

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A few days ago
FourArrows

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Most often used for:

*am not

*are not

*is not

Less often used for:

*have not

*has not

*do not

*does not

*did not

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A few days ago
Rat
It’s a form of “am not”, “is not”, or “are not”.

Originally it was used by the upper class in England, which is how it came to be frowned upon here. But now it’s just deemed bad grammar.

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A few days ago
davster
Well, according to Wikipedia:

Ain’t is a contraction originally just for “am not”,

Good question. I learned something in answering it.

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A few days ago
The old man
contraction of is not … are not ..

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ain%E2%80%99t

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ain’t

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A few days ago
Anonymous
am not
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