Why do ain't and won't have apostrophes?
can't = cannot
couldn't = could not
didn't = did not
isn't = is not
wouldn't = would not
>won't = wo not
>ain't = ain not
Because contractions are bad and you shouldn't use them. It's just common sense.
>>8048087
>Abbreviation of wollnot or woll + not, negations of archaic form of will.
>what is Jewgle
>>8048107
Ok, so ain't?
(Also, you forgot to mention there is a word 'wont', sans apostrophe, so that would get confusing.)
>>8048087
Won't = Wo not
Ain't = Ai not
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>>8048087
You'dn't've to talk about this if you don't want to.
>>8048117
>there is a word 'wont', sans apostrophe, so that would get confusing
only if you were really stupid
there are lots of words in english with the same spelling but different meanings (heteronyms)
bass, desert, bow, etc etc etc
it's common where one is a noun and one is a verb, lead for example
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but she entrances me
>>8049247
>language is already a mess so let's fuck it up even more
>>8049268
>one word in a language with about a million words will make a big difference
>using "fuck it up" in place of "mess up" is not an example of this
>>8049268
>implying an """"individual""" is responsible for how a language has evolved
won't = will not
ain't is a perversion of isn't
>>8049247
Shouldn't heteronyms refer to . . . well, synonyms, actually? Homonyms are to what you refer.
Ain't iirc is a contraction of am not
>>8048117
>Ok, so ain't?
Ain't comes from 'am not', but its just a butchered version of it. It's not a real part of the english language, just something rednecks say.
>>8049319
no
homonyms have the same pronunciation but different meanings
bough (as in bough of a tree) and bow (as in to bend deferentially) is an example
heteronyms have the same spelling but different pronunciation and different meanings
desert (as is a load of sand) and desert (as in to abandon) is an example
synonyms are two words that have the same meaning regardless of spelling etc
>>8049274
wherefore art thou so abstemious from evolutioning thy tung thyself
