I’ve been wondering if there is any connection between the
“ain’t” for “have” and the dialect that uses “hain’t.”
My father-in-law from Ohio used to say “hain’t.”
Anybody know?
Edith Wollin
From: Assembly for the
Teaching of English Grammar [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Dick
Veit
Sent: Wednesday, June 03, 2009 7:07 AM
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Subject: Re: training wheels & ain't
I'd do it but I ain't got the
time.
On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 2:36 PM, Larry Beason <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
Herb,
Can you give examples of people who use 'ain't' for a contraction of 'has/have
not.' I might not be thinking it through, but I cannot think of any such
instances myself.
Just curious.
Larry
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