I am german and I thought it simply means "is not" but now i read that its rude to say that is it really true?
2007-12-31 00:49:54 · 32 answers · asked by SakuraMidori 3 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
sry i know my english sucks
2007-12-31 01:03:22 · update #1
It does drive me crazy to hear that word.
2007-12-31 00:52:32 · answer #1 · answered by kim t 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Ain’t is a contraction originally just for “am not”, but can include “is not”, “are not”, “has not”, or “have not” in the common vernacular. In some dialects it is also used as a contraction of “do not”, “does not”, and “did not”, as in I ain’t know that. The word is a perennial issue in English usage. It is a word that is widely used by many people but is generally considered nonstandard English.
I don't know about rude, but it sure doesn't sound intelligent.
By they way, it is in the dictionary.
2007-12-31 01:24:21 · answer #2 · answered by Sassafrass AKA: SASSY 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no it is not ...ain't is the slang contraction word for am not or it's not etc
2007-12-31 01:14:11 · answer #3 · answered by Jambalaya 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on who you're talking to. I don't mind, but other people might.
2007-12-31 00:55:12 · answer #4 · answered by waddlin' along 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no thats not rude
2007-12-31 00:54:58 · answer #5 · answered by sammy jo 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No, it's not rude but many people would think people who uses this aren't educated.
Quote: "ain't is more common in uneducated speech than in educated" from http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/ain't
2007-12-31 00:54:56 · answer #6 · answered by Este 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No, it ain't
2007-12-31 00:54:33 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes b/c it is improper english and to some people sounds ignorant.
2007-12-31 00:54:08 · answer #8 · answered by sweetpea 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I don't know about rude but I don't think it is proper English at all
2007-12-31 00:54:02 · answer #9 · answered by BILL 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
It's slang..and some feel it's ignorant..but in the south..we like it.
2007-12-31 00:53:37 · answer #10 · answered by Georgia Girl 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Tackys more like it.
2007-12-31 00:52:46 · answer #11 · answered by Sailon 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋