Comments on: Double negatives are a no-no http://blogs.kansas.com/grammar/2009/06/29/double-negatives-are-a-no-no/ A language podcast from our copy desk Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:04:15 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5.2 hourly 1 By: Lisa McLendon http://blogs.kansas.com/grammar/2009/06/29/double-negatives-are-a-no-no/comment-page-1/#comment-168 Lisa McLendon Sat, 25 Jul 2009 01:00:00 +0000 http://blogs.kansas.com/grammar/?p=257#comment-168 "Ain't" started as a contraction of "am not" and "are not" (and as such was proper grammar), and so it has always had the apostrophe. The usage has been around for centuries. “Ain’t” started as a contraction of “am not” and “are not” (and as such was proper grammar), and so it has always had the apostrophe. The usage has been around for centuries.

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]]> By: Seals http://blogs.kansas.com/grammar/2009/06/29/double-negatives-are-a-no-no/comment-page-1/#comment-164 Seals Tue, 21 Jul 2009 22:30:53 +0000 http://blogs.kansas.com/grammar/?p=257#comment-164 And who decided there's an apostrophe in ain't? And who decided there’s an apostrophe in ain’t?

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