[RubHer Yellow Ducky]

Originally Posted by BKLYNH2

Well there is a lot of gun control in NYC now, and there are a lot less gun crimes than there used to be.
Of course that might be because the cops will occasionally gun someone down for pulling out a wallet.
I'm not against the 2nd Amendment but I think there are some places that require some more stringent means of gun control.

Ain't no RYD?.......... what would your first grade english teacher say if she were alive and heard that?

SHE MIGHT SAY ..........
ain't

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ain't

Main Entry: ain't Pronunciation: \ˈānt\ Etymology: contraction of are not Date: 1749 1 : am not : are not : is not 2 : have not : has not 3 : do not : does not : did not ?used in some varieties of Black English
usage Although widely disapproved as nonstandard and more common in the habitual speech of the less educated, ain't in senses 1 and 2 is flourishing in American English. It is used in both speech and writing to catch attention and to gain emphasis <the wackiness of movies, once so deliciously amusing, ain't funny anymore ? Richard Schickel> <I am telling you?there ain't going to be any blackmail ? R. M. Nixon>. It is used especially in journalistic prose as part of a consistently informal style <the creative process ain't easy ? Mike Royko>. This informal ain't is commonly distinguished from habitual ain't by its frequent occurrence in fixed constructions and phrases <well?class it ain't? Cleveland Amory> <for money? say it ain't so, Jimmy! ? Andy Rooney> <you ain't seen nothing yet> <that ain't hay> <two out of three ain't bad> <if it ain't broke, don't fix it>. In fiction ain't is used for purposes of characterization; in familiar correspondence it tends to be the mark of a warm personal friendship. It is also used for metrical reasons in popular songs <Ain't She Sweet> <It Ain't Necessarily So>. Our evidence shows British use to be much the same as American.



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