"ain't" still is not a word

[Emmanuela]

The senior editors at my mothers work were debating about letting "ain't" be accepted in exams. English exams. I was horrified. My mother was the only one at the table who disagreed with it, of which I am very proud of.

Using "ain't" is slang and should not be used, no matter how common it is used in speech, as otherwise wouldn't we have to allow people to write 'would of" instead of "would have"? I think it's appaling, someone please agree with me!  

[Xanthos Vengokir]

I agree wholeheartedly. I think saying "ain't" sounds ignorant and, quite frankly, just plain stupid. I live in the South (thankfully, not for much longer) and people say "ain't" a whole lot. It makes me cringe. stressed  

[Ame Yuki Kaze]

"Ain't" in exams? What's going to be next, "irregardless"? Come on people, we have standards for a reason! Let's stick to them.

I hate "would of". Every time I see it, it makes me want to douse my head in oil and set myself on fire ala Michael Jackson.  

[McRabbit]

I agree with you, too. Its ridiculous to have "aint" as an acceptable word in tests or exams. D:

Im sorry. I cant use the apostrophe on my keyboard for some reason. D:  

[Zealot of Insanity]

Ain't in exams? Yes, there are some words that you could use in informal conversations, but ain't has no place in exams.

*ahem* Do you mean "aka"?  

[Red-Chocolate]

Yami no Hitokiri

"Ain't" in exams? What's going to be next, "irregardless"? Come on people, we have standards for a reason! Let's stick to them.

I hate "would of". Every time I see it, it makes me want to douse my head in oil and set myself on fire ala Michael Jackson.

My friend did that. I stared at her, horrified. She was freaking out, she did'nt know what she did wrong. She ended up laughing at me... xp  

[fyrebrite]

Ain't might be considered slang. But, do have to say I think it's a word. It can be found in a dictionary. Yet, I don't think it should be allowed in formal writing.  

[Sheep Kitchen]

I'm from the north and when I moved to Virginia I would cringe everytime I heard "y'all" and "ain't," but now I find myself using "ain't" as well, but I'll still say "you guys" rather than "y'all." I think that words like that are acceptable in everyday speech and informal writing, but for formal speeches and writing, it has no right to be there.  

[DarkElf27]

As people have been mentioning, 'ain't' is part of an accent, and should not be part of writing, unless deliberatey trying to imply an accent.  

[Galadedrid Damodred]

Emmanuela

The senior editors at my mothers work were debating about letting "ain't" be accepted in exams. English exams. I was horrified. My mother was the only one at the table who disagreed with it, of which I am very proud of.

Sorry if I'm being rude, sweatdrop but you don't need to put "of which I am proud of". Just "of which I am proud" is all right. biggrin  

[Kipluck]

I remember in elementary school the chant...

Ain't ain't a word
and you ain't s'posed to say it
say Ain't 5 times
and you ain't going to Heaven!

And I think the idea of using it in FORMAL writing abhorant. HOWEVER, Informal, particularly in dialog to show dialect, I think it is just fine. But I don't call it a word...



I call it a contraction. hee hee hee!  

[AnimeKoneko242]

"Ain't" shouldn't be written. It's like "gotta". One of those word that should only be said, not written (unless you're Salinger or Hemmingway).  

[AnimeKoneko242]

Kipluck

I remember in elementary school the chant...

Ain't ain't a word
and you ain't s'posed to say it
say Ain't 5 times
and you ain't going to Heaven!

And I think the idea of using it in FORMAL writing abhorant. HOWEVER, Informal, particularly in dialog to show dialect, I think it is just fine. But I don't call it a word...



I call it a contraction. hee hee hee!

Exactly.

...You actually said that in school? gonk  

[AnimeKoneko242]

kagerouyukiko

I agree wholeheartedly. I think saying "ain't" sounds ignorant and, quite frankly, just plain stupid. I live in the South (thankfully, not for much longer) and people say "ain't" a whole lot. It makes me cringe. stressed

I've heard the word "ain't" is used everywhere (North to South). I actually don't think of it as that bad a word. As long as you aren't placing it in formal writing… I know of plenty of well-educated people that slip every once in a while. It's not really an intelligence thing. It's more knowing when to use what language. 3nodding

At least that's what I was taught.  

[Kipluck]

AnimeKoneko242

Kipluck

I remember in elementary school the chant...

Ain't ain't a word
and you ain't s'posed to say it
say Ain't 5 times
and you ain't going to Heaven!

And I think the idea of using it in FORMAL writing abhorant. HOWEVER, Informal, particularly in dialog to show dialect, I think it is just fine. But I don't call it a word...



I call it a contraction. hee hee hee!

Exactly.

...You actually said that in school? gonk

To be clear, it was students not the teacher. Just like where you flip the heads off dandelions and say "Mama had a baby and her head popped off!"

Kids are really really strange.