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Que es "ain't"???

es una contraccion de alguna palabra en negativo ??
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Asked by YOKiller on 08:47, 26/08/2008 - 105 views
Learn English , using Spanish      Tags: Beginner Writing
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In slang, some people use "ain't" instead of "am not", "is not" and "are not". Also, in the present perfect and with "have got", "ain't" might be used instead of "has not" and "have not". For example, "I ain't seen him." "I ain't got no money."

As you can see from the last example, "ain't" is sometimes used with a double negative. For example "He ain't a doctor / He ain't no doctor".

However, "ain't" is not recommended usage. In Britain, at least, it is considered "substandard" or "uneducated" English, so when you here it in songs, understand it, but it might not be such a good idea to use it when you're speaking to most people.
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Si. Equivale a "is not", pero es menos formal. Se usa en un contexto algo relajado. Usualmente no con un profesor, por ejemplo. Es jerga, slang.
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"Ain't" es argot... este "no es".
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