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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Evidential ain't #180041 11/02/2008 6:44 AM Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 390 कहीं &... latishya enthusiast latishya enthusiast Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 390 कहीं &... A really interesting post on the deliberate use of "ain't" in a particular context: http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=792 Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Evidential ain't latishya #180044 11/03/2008 2:25 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky ain't tells you that you're dealing with a nitty-gritty verity that you don't need a college education to understand. Oh, I didn't know that! I just use it occasionally, as an indicator that I'm not being serious. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Evidential ain't Jackie #180073 11/04/2008 11:43 AM Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague BranShea Carpal Tunnel BranShea Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague Aint misbehaving Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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