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I want to ask that can i use these non-standard words in negative and interrogative sentences also??
I want to ask if I can use these nonstandard words in negative and interrogative sentences.
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I want to ask :

1)Imma do it at home.(what will be the interrogative form of this).
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I want to ask :

1)Imma do it at home.(what will be the interrogative form of this).
Possibly, something along the lines of "You gonna do it at home?"
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thank you very much !

I got some questions...

non-standard word:ain't..

i can use it in donot,did not,doesnot,is not, am not and are not,have not and has not?


please tell me how can i use ain't in donot,doesnot and didnot with an example so i can understand it clearly.....it is very confusing...!as you said :

I ain't doing(am not).
I ain't got this(don't)
I ain't done yet.(havenot)

didnot?

and please tell me if i can use ain't as donot and didnot if there is no got in sentence.it is really confusing.......!
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There are three sentences !which looks similar/diferent to me..!!pls help me finding their meanings as a little bit description...



What you been doing?(been or have been?)....and please proper meaning?thank you for this one.

How you been?(been or have been)and meaning?thank you for this one too!!


I ain't gonna do this?(please help me clearing/meaning of this sentence).
thank you and hihgly appreciated..:)
Don't use them as a ESL learner--- you will sound silly. They have a vernacular, urban, or informal feel.
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I don't use them.People around me use,I just want to understand clearly what they are trying to say so I can answer them properly....!I have already told about that..

I got one more sentence:

You be writing ?(tense?meaning?)...!please tell me use be ?except those should,would,could....!

thank you very much..!
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Hi ovair

All about ain't
Use of ain't as a general negative indicator. It can be used where Standard English would use am not, isn't, aren't, haven't and hasn't. However, some speakers of also use ain't in place of don't, doesn't, or didn't (e.g., I ain't know that).
I ain't doing (am not).
I ain't got this (don't)
I ain't done yet. (am not; have not)
I di'int do it. (did not)

Some other differences:
I been bought her clothes means "I bought her clothes a long time ago". I been buyin' her clothes means "I've been buying her clothes for a long time". Source: African American Vernacular English - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia



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You are the coolest member of this site. I bet.!


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I have some problems with using of phrasal verbs with in a sentence...!

I will ask those in other section..If u can answer my questions please ......!!!

I dont know whatever I ask,You always give me answer up to the mark...!

I think you have read my mind. I mean you know what i want to know..

I wish if I would hire you as a teacher.
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the link you provided shows dark history of english....!


thank you..!
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