Redundant usage of abbreviations (>_<)

[Hatta]

But oh boy, a few beers in me and I revert to my mid western accent. It all becomes "Dis", "Dat", "Deez", and "dose".

I've lived in Michigan, Iowa, and Nebraska, and haven't heard that outside of the ghetto. Seems like ghetto speak is the same everywhere. Is that a Chicago thing?

Theater = Thee-Ay-ter.
Restaurant = Rest-a-rant.

Those I do hear. Often enough that I barely notice them anymore, and probably do it myself from time to time. One that really gets to me is how northern Iowans seem unable to pronounce the word "wash" correctly. There's no R in "warsh" or "warshington".

[The Last Horseman]

Wait wait wait. Where are you at that rednecks talk like that? I'm right in Texas, and none of those are said around here.

Here it is more:

Theatre-Thee-tr (Emphasis on the r, act like the a is not there, not sure how to type.)

Restaraunt- Rest-rnt (Again, different from how it sounds, when I say it, I kinda make a sound that isn't a letter.

I use "Do what now" a lot, and I use ain't a lot, but I can't help it. That's not poor education, that's just how I was raised. Even a lot of college proffesors I know use those. 'Yonder'? I have only heard that one in the movies, I've never heard anyone use that. 'Ner-you-mind' I hear every once in a while, but it is usually closer to 'nev-mind'. 'He said to me' is a thing I usually hear from yankees instead of rednecks, but maybe that's just me.

[o.pwuaioc]

Texas ain't the south, nor is it redneck, per se. South is Kentucky, Arkansas, Tennessee, Mississippi, Georgia, Alabama, and the Carolinas, and maybe Virginia.

[The Last Horseman]

Err, I know a lot of people that would beg to differ about Texas being in the South (I have a rebel flag on my wall....) but whatever. I can still argue that with those states too, I never hear any one except hoity toity type people say The AY tre, etc.

Those I do hear. Often enough that I barely notice them anymore, and probably do it myself from time to time. One that really gets to me is how northern Iowans seem unable to pronounce the word "wash" correctly. There's no R in "warsh" or "warshington".

I hear that more from the Brittish, but I also know that a lot don't. I dunno though.

[Inazuma]

I use "Do what now" a lot, and I use ain't a lot, but I can't help it. That's not poor education, that's just how I was raised. Even a lot of college proffesors I know use those.

Teaching something that is incorrect is poor education. Just because you were raised by people who had poor English skills, doesn't change the fact that it's poor English.

I was raised to think being gay was bad. That's poor education.

What does "ain't" mean anyway? What two words is it a contraction of? My best guess is that it's an ignorant version of "don't". Either way, it makes something negative, so if you follow it with another negative, the two negatives cancel each other out and you are left with a positive.

If you don't want to be viewed as ignorant by others, stop being ignorant. Teach yourself to say "don't" instead of "ain't". You can break old habits if you try hard enough. I recently learned about the correct pronunciation for the word "often", and managed to change my pronunciation.

[dunpeal2064]

Texas is just barely in "The South", and even then its not always considered

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_United_States

@Inazuma: I told my group of friends the correct pronounciation of "often", and they called me a liar

[MrPopo]

I use "Do what now" a lot, and I use ain't a lot, but I can't help it. That's not poor education, that's just how I was raised. Even a lot of college proffesors I know use those.

Teaching something that is incorrect is poor education. Just because you were raised by people who had poor English skills, doesn't change the fact that it's poor English.

I was raised to think being gay was bad. That's poor education.

What does "ain't" mean anyway? What two words is it a contraction of? My best guess is that it's an ignorant version of "don't". Either way, it makes something negative, so if you follow it with another negative, the two negatives cancel each other out and you are left with a positive.

If you don't want to be viewed as ignorant by others, stop being ignorant. Teach yourself to say "don't" instead of "ain't". You can break old habits if you try hard enough. I recently learned about the correct pronunciation for the word "often", and managed to change my pronunciation.

Ain't is closest to isn't. For example, you have a sentence like "Ain't nothing going to get past me", which, when you add in the unnecessary words and correct the grammar, becomes "There is not anything that is going to get past me".

[dunpeal2064]

It seems like "ain't" can be used as isn't OR don't.

Is "ain't" improper english? I thought it was in websters now

[Stark]

My parents used to always say "Ain't ain't a word." Always cracked me up.

[dunpeal2064]

My parents used to always say "Ain't ain't a word." Always cracked me up.

Oh god, my parents and teachers spammed that phrase.