An apology
I'd like to make a public apology to my lovely dog, Billy.
Yesterday, after I'd been to get a coffee from a local cafe, he looked up at me like, "Can we go to the park now?"
I feel terrible having to tell you this, but my reply was, "We ain't going just yet, Billy."
I knew right away that I should've said, "We aren't going just yet, Billy."
There's no excuse for an Englishman to be using the word "ain't" when he's not singing along to an American-made song containing the word. Unless, of course, you're an actor on EastEnders.
Yesterday, after I'd been to get a coffee from a local cafe, he looked up at me like, "Can we go to the park now?"
I feel terrible having to tell you this, but my reply was, "We ain't going just yet, Billy."
I knew right away that I should've said, "We aren't going just yet, Billy."
There's no excuse for an Englishman to be using the word "ain't" when he's not singing along to an American-made song containing the word. Unless, of course, you're an actor on EastEnders.
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Ain't ain't in the dictionary, because ain't ain't a word. Or so my little classmates frequently used to repeat when I was growing up in Texas.
I hardly ever use it, myself (unless singing along, like you), but apparently "ain't" is a quick way to horrify my mother--it's much more effective than swearing.
'ow do. I aint playin pop but 'appen I be a Yorkshireman and an Englishman
Don't worry you have clearly made a point about your "englishness" by just worrying about this.
So the wound cannot be very deep...
although it is a bit of a worrie
Cheers
Alex
Maybe you are corresponding with too many Americans?
becki
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