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Do you use “ain’t” in regular conversation?

Why not?

[ 8 ]

Only as a joke.

61%

[ 83 ]

I am horrified at the very idea.

33%

[ 45 ]

Total Votes : 136

tigerwife

Tue, Aug 28 2018, 11:51 am

I know this is “highly important”, but I’m curious. I often see posts using the slang “ain’t”. Is this phrase still regularly used in mainstream English-speaking societies? I know many people from Brooklyn and no one I know from the past couple of generations has that strong of a Brooklyn accent.

glamourmom

Tue, Aug 28 2018, 11:53 am

of course this instantly got me singing "ain't gon' be cooking all day, I ain't your mama
I ain't gon' do your laundry, I ain't your mama"

chummus

Tue, Aug 28 2018, 12:02 pm

I ain't gonna answer this!

animeme

Tue, Aug 28 2018, 12:31 pm

glamourmom wrote:

of course this instantly got me singing "ain't gon' be cooking all day, I ain't your mama
I ain't gon' do your laundry, I ain't your mama"

Huh. Mine went to "Ain't gonna work on Saturday."

InnerMe

Tue, Aug 28 2018, 12:34 pm

animeme wrote:

Huh. Mine went to "Ain't gonna work on Saturday."

Me too.
But sure I'll use it as slang in written form sometimes. Spoken, not so much.

ShishKabob

Tue, Aug 28 2018, 12:42 pm

Not p.c. alert.
I would think it's used in conversations also using the word "aksed"

urban gypsy

Tue, Aug 28 2018, 12:42 pm

I have never used it, I think it might be more of a regional thing.

BadTichelDay

Tue, Aug 28 2018, 1:25 pm

It ain't gonna rain no more,
It ain't gonna rain no more,
How the heck can I wash my neck,
If it ain't gonna rain no moooore....!

I use it when I'm making jokes or want to emphasize something, but only within the family or with friends. English is not my mother tongue, by the way.

SixOfWands

Tue, Aug 28 2018, 1:32 pm

"Ain't" ain't a word, 'cause it ain't in the dictionary.

Or as the song I was listening to at the gym this morning goes:

Quote:

I get up in the evening
And I ain't got nothing to say
I come home in the morning
I go to bed feeling the same way
I ain't nothing but tired
Man, I'm just tired and bored with myself
Hey there baby, I could use just a little help

I'm sure I occasionally use "ain't" when speaking informally, but I don't really notice it.

zaq

Tue, Aug 28 2018, 5:40 pm

Only to emphasize a point with a brief folksy effect, or if I’m doing a humorous impression of someone. .

OutATowner

Tue, Aug 28 2018, 5:45 pm

Only in "it ain't over till it's over."

Maya

Tue, Aug 28 2018, 6:04 pm

I can’t remember ever saying that word in my entire life.

ra_mom

Tue, Aug 28 2018, 6:07 pm

zaq wrote:

Only to emphasize a point with a brief folksy effect, or if I’m doing a humorous impression of someone. .

This 👆

imasinger

Tue, Aug 28 2018, 6:25 pm

Never. It ain't proper.

mommy3b2c

Tue, Aug 28 2018, 6:27 pm

ShishKabob wrote:

Not p.c. alert.
I would think it's used in conversations also using the word "aksed"

I am friends with this guy who always uses the word aksed and I always tease him about it. He’s not Jewish though. Never heard a Jew say aksed. But I don’t remember noticing him using the word ain’t.

I will definitely use the word in certain situations. Like when I tell my kids I ain’t their slaves. I can’t see myself writing the word though.

FranticFrummie

Tue, Aug 28 2018, 7:34 pm

Ain't nobody got time for this!

yo'ma

Wed, Aug 29 2018, 7:30 am

I rarely say it, but when I do, it's for a joke. If I say it to my younger kids, I quickly change it because I don't want them to think it's proper especially since most conversational english they learn from me.

imasoftov

Wed, Aug 29 2018, 9:39 am

It ain't necessarily pshat
It ain't necessarily pshat
The things that you heard of
Back there in Beis Yaakov
It ain't necessarily pshat

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