February 12, 2010 | Posted by profanglais
isn’t = is not
wasn’t = was not
aren’t = are not
weren’t = were not
don’t = do not
doesn’t = does not
didn’t = did not
haven’t = have not
hasn’t = has not
hadn’t = had not
can’t = cannot (written as one word)
couldn’t =could not
won’t = will not
wouldn’t = wouldn’t
mustn’t = must not
shouldn’t = should not
not used anymore:
shan’t = shall not
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February 8, 2010 | Posted by profanglais
Please note that ‘ain’t’ isn’t exclusively American English, as is commonly believed. The writer Charles Dickens (British, 19th century) put the word ‘ain’t’ regularly into the mouths of his characters, many of whom were working-class Londoners (Cockney).
“Any man may be in good spirits and good temper when he’s well dressed. There ain’t much credit in [...]
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