Tuesday, February 03, 2015

[swytfgvx] I ain't

English curiously lacks a contraction for "am not":

1st person singular: ____
2nd person singular: you aren't
3rd person singular: he/she/it isn't
1st person plural: we aren't
2nd person plural: you aren't
3rd person plural: they aren't

"Ain't" would be a candidate but it ain't formally accepted.  Also curiously, "ain't" can universally be used informally for all persons and numbers: I / you / he/she/it / we / you / they ain't.

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