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To: Valkyrie who wrote (3222)	12/3/1998 7:19:00 AM
From: KC Jones	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 7514

Good morning Kristi and I are busy and Colleen is filming. KC

To: Valkyrie who wrote (3222)	12/3/1998 7:53:00 AM
From: Lucky Charm	Respond to of 7514

Correction my dear on the double negatives.... and ain't is a word!!! Check it out, it is now in the dictionary!!!! I knew if I kept insisting, those Webster people would finally put it in there for me!!!! hahahahaha ain't [contraction of are not] First appeared 1778 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 esp. 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. Ok, so that is our lesson for the day!!!!! hahahaha