THE RULE OF AIN'T

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theone
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THE RULE OF AIN'T

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I have a rule and i wish most of people know it.


The rule is "ain't".


What is this rule for?

You can change am not, is not, are not, have not,and has not into ain't

For examples, i am not fresh today.by using the ain't rule,you can say,i ain't frsh today.

Some more examples, there is no place to hite.by using the ain't rule,you can say, there ain't place to hite.

Note: 1. We only use this rule in present tense

2. We only use this rule in negative sentences

3. The modal verbs you can change into ain't are am not,is not,are not,have not, and has not.
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You can change anything you want into "ain't", that's true. But "ain't" is considered bad English. If you use it you will sound like a hillbilly.
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Hillbilly

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Uncle Bambang used to be a hillbilly, but uncle never used "a'int".









Because uncle didn't speak any English then.
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