Today 'ain't' was supposed to be one of Jeannie's spelling words! Has that been made an official word?? I don't mean accepted word, I mean did some talking head somewhere say 'ain't' is now a 'real' word?
Of course it is! Haven't you heard? People all over the country are using "ai not". :lol: It's the new chillax.
I am using spelling power and I haven't seen that one yet...but I have been using the book for a few months with a twist of my own...but I won't give him that word when I come across it.
It was listed in Level F, Group37, page 133, Fourth Edition. I was greatly disappointed. That had no place in a spelling program.
The dictionary contains lots of things that aren't (ain't??) necessarily "real words" but marks them as colloquialisms or slang or substandard English or something of the sort.... My biggest problem when looking for a dictionary is to find one that is complete and has the word origins, etc., but avoids entries such as the "f-bomb" and similar things I don't want the kids to have to see...
"Ain't" is a real word! (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ain't) And good enough for Charles Dickens to use. And personally, I think this is a terrific opportunity for you to introduce the idea of formal versus informal language, as well as defining terms like "slang" and "colloquialism".
Well, I know ain't is in the dictionary.. because I remember looking it up in highschool.. 15 years ago now at least, so I would assume that it is considered a word in today's world. I can remember in elementry school the sentence "Ain't ain't a word because ain't ain't in the dictionary" but it was when I looked in highschool. (I looked because we were being silly while we were in detention (gulp, yes me!) which was held in the library.)
Sigh, we are a world of new words. It really is sad but our language evolves within our countries as to what is used by people often enough to call it a word. Think about it though, Canadians do not speak straight english, nor do Americans. We speak American English and Canadian English. There are words in England that we would not consider a word in our countries... so is it really such a big deal? I think not.
You all consider it a word if you wish, I won't. I can't see J's evaluator impressed that she can spell 'ain't'!
It seems as though our language is growing daily. Like how long has the Ipod been around? Lots of new words and slang have made it into our language therefore becoming a new word. I understand it just goes against proper English to use the word aint.
Well my kids wont use it either, but there are many words out there that are slang like that we do not use. lol. I would never put it in a spelling list either, I agree with ya all there!
It's in my dictionary, and it's a word in my house! Teacher Mom, "ya all" isn't exactly proper English either is it To me "ain't" is a real word, however, it is not a formal word, so when writing or speaking formally it is a word that shouldn't be used. Same with other 'comfortable' everyday slang words, and abbreviations. Just like the difference between calling someone their first name at a ball game, but calling them Pastor, Mr., or Dr. if you were in the 'office' or making a business call.
nope, lol! neither is nope! haha!~ Seriously though, I don't speak the language but they allow it in the schools and Ebonics is a real accepted thing in my state so look out peoples, peeps are not just a gross discustingly sweet candy anymore!
I liked Spelling Power up till now! I liked how you didn't waste time on words you already knew. I liked how fast it was. I really liked that I got it for 10.00!!! But- there's a negative component to 'ain't'. It's the same negative component you have when you use double negatives and leave 'ing' off the end of your action words. For me- just for me-if I want Jeannie to speak properly, I have to also. 'ing' gets me everytime. I really try har to not end my action words with 'in', lol. As in 'I'm workin' on it!':wink:
