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Old 16-Apr-2005, 03:46
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Default You ain't seen nothing yet.

I know it means "You haven't seen anything yet", so can we also say "You ain't seen anything yet"? Which one is more common?
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Old 16-Apr-2005, 04:23
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Default Re: You ain't seen nothing yet.

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I know it means "You haven't seen anything yet", so can we also say "You ain't seen anything yet"? Which one is more common?
I think "You ain't seen nothing yet" is a lot more common than "anything yet" but neither is considered good English. It's colloquialisms, a typical Black American version of haven't/hasn't, a really warped form of English due to bad grammar. At times we use it as tongue in cheek when we really want to get someone's attention.
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