ain ain common english language vernacular ain development ain forms occurred independently different times usage ain forms established century forms early 19th century usage ain perennial subject controversy english ain commonly speakers oral informal settings especially certain regions usage highly marker low socio economic regional status education level use generally considered non standard style guides effect rarely found formal written works etymology ain english corresponding forms ain contracts development ain coincidence words independent developments different times known combination nasal english speakers began reflected writing new form aren appeared non aren lost sound began pronounced arose simultaneously appears print work play love love hear farther deaf early sir uses mean thee shoes ugly don fit developed independently use isn written changed filled gap extension mean letter fault patrick fault pray don blame long sound began written ain appears writing time ain appeared ain written forms nineteenth century terms chapter book second little said regular night ain english lawyer memoirs ain appears aren thank god alive ain han early developed han appeared work country wife gentlemen ladies han heard late sad report poor like han pronounced long yielding dropping han gradually disappeared ain ain appeared 1830s appeared strike ain got strike likewise ain mean haven chapter ain got cry like han ain found late nineteenth century chapter mutual friend finished asked strange man said ain sir han said want ain meaning didn widely considered feature unique african american vernacular english found caribbean english function true variant didn like tense neutral termed generic ain origin early african americans acquired english second language possible early african americans inherited variation colonial european americans later kept variation largely passed wider usage ain rarely attested present tense constructions linguistic characteristics ain formed rule english speakers use form aren auxiliary consider usage ain long users convey intended meaning audience words sentence ain got sense generally follows native speaker word order native speaker recognize meaning sentence draw distinction considered considered acceptable certain contexts usage ain socially unacceptable situations ain operated plug known gap situation standard english standard forms aren isn standard historically ain filled gap expect contexts uses ain standard regard ain non standard substitute aren tag questions okay aren leaving gap open statements stigma ain called word language powerful social marker english prominent example english word determine inclusion exclusion group historically case history ain acceptable social regional contexts 17th 18th 19th centuries ain predecessors normal usage educated english speakers found correspondence fiction lord victorian english educated upper classes 19th century england use ain freely familiar speech ain continued restraint upper middle class speakers southern england beginning 20th century ain prominent target early writers 18th early 19th centuries writers began need establish pure correct form english general disapproved ain variants seen particularly vulgar push driven mainly middle class led situation non standard constructions continued lower upper classes middle class reason strength ain entirely clear strong ain standard english led expressed ironically ain ain word ain ain dictionary ain listed including english oxford states form standard english formal written contexts states widely disapproved non standard common speech educated new international dictionary published went standard practice included following usage note entry ain disapproved common educated speech parts cultivated speakers phrase ain commentators disapproved dictionary relatively attitude word inspired belief editor usage artificial regional usage ain found english speaking world regions classes terms english features double negative known appear english ain united_kingdom geographical distribution increasing time found united_states including south new_england mid-atlantic geographical ain contrasted folk confined south region united_states england ain generally considered non standard usage speakers lower socio economic class educated people informal manner nineteenth century ain writers denote regional ain non standard feature commonly found mainstream australian english new_zealand ain feature influenced english american english usage ain corresponds middle level education widely believed use establishes lack education social standing speaker usage ain southern united_states distinctive continued usage word educated cultivated speakers ain common usage educated south use ain marker separate speakers lack confidence social standing avoid use entirely popular usage ain speech writing catch attention emphasis ain crying shame ain broke don fix collegiate dictionary gives example film critic movies amusing ain funny anymore deliberately oxford dictionary american usage style describes tongue cheek reverse star baseball pitcher member later popular announcer said lot people don ain ain ain seldom found formal writing frequently informal written settings popular song lyrics genres traditional country music blues rock roll hip hop lyrics include features ain principally use features markers covert identity prestige ain standard fixed phrases ain seen notable ain woman speech abolitionist want know lyrics figure lively paint attitude wrong think ain play ain wrong speaking gentleman great baseball hitter advice young hitters eye clear hit ain ain joe quote young baseball fan fan learned scandal involving throwing world series ain subsequently title song album artistic works ain heard spoken feature length motion picture synchronized dialogue sequences ain necessarily song music words ain heavy brother motto boys town inspired song ain heavy brother written recorded artists ain shame 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