The word aint

when I was in middle school I had a yr 6 teacher that didnt beileve in the word nice lol how stupid

I believe it is the contracted form of “be not” which was used in older English. I have heard it used this way before and it comes out as “bain’t” which, with the old English accent, doesn’t enunciate the b very well.

I could be totally wrong but my experience tells me this is most likely correct.

It’s a hybrid-slang derivative of two words: aren’t & isn’t

…and its in the dictionary… therefore its a word.

bout is my own word—its called too lazy to put the “a” lol ok for those who dont believe it isn a word why not???

Any unit of information people use to communicate that is well understood, is a word - in spite of what your English teacher told you.

The grammar nazi’s want you to say “I’m not” or “I haven’t” instead of “I ain’t”, but I say rebel! Rise up against them, and tell them you ain’t going to take it no mo!

lish54… make your own list and put them into your own dictionary. And give a name to your dictionary. It’s your own word(s) and with your own defeniton. No one will disagree with you … it’s your own. You and your own creativity. This is what my husband does. Wheneven he came across some kind of word that sounds funny and new… he always said “ my new word … I put in my dictionary… the name of his dictionary is jabba appa. So you can do that do.

It is definitely a word, but it’s not proper English, and when people use it, they make themselves appear poorly educated.

no, its not a word, but I use it to be funny a lot…it depends. who really cares unless you are meeting with the dictionary patrol, or in a professional atmosphere like work or school?

It is definitely a word, but it’s not proper English, and when people use it, they make themselves appear poorly educated.

Some assume that, some don’t. But language is constantly evolving, growing, etc. And the introduction of various slang terms, is a regular part of that evolution. New terms are created, old ones are phased out. Which is why we no longer normally use words like ye, thee, shall, thou, etc.

Unless, you’re role-playing or something… if you’re into that sort of thing… kinky…

Simply a Rose to brighten your day,         And maybe lessen the cares in your way;         And also, too, to help you to know,         That in knowing you, many others grow!

  Contraction of am not.

Used also as a contraction for are not, is not, has not, and have not.

I agree haha, cause isn’t it like ain’t? so what are the two words that make up aint? so no I believe it is not a word.

I’m a country girl, and I use words such as “ain’t” a lot. oh and also, the spell check on this is using it as a real word, so yes. it’s a word. =]

It’s in the dictionary, ain’t it? haha I use it all the time. Maybe that’s just because I live in the south. It’s gotta be a word if it’s in the dictionary.

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1. bout is not a word

2. aint is not a word either

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we use it dont we? yeaa so its a word =]] ♥

im from the south too, so I say it and I believe it is…but like I said I just wanted people’s view bout it and too, it was somethin random lol thanks guys for your thoughts and to whoever will answer in the future lol

lol well I wouldn say appear poorly educated…it just shows where their from…I dont think it shows im poorly educated…imo