azforeman, 10 months ago It's weird to realize how deeply embedded "ain't" is in my own informal English idiolect. I think I use it more when I'm trying to stress the point I'm making, rather than simply negating. It's associated with emotive speech, I think. @linguistics
It's weird to realize how deeply embedded "ain't" is in my own informal English idiolect. I think I use it more when I'm trying to stress the point I'm making, rather than simply negating. It's associated with emotive speech, I think.
@linguistics
