AIN'T, what does it mean?

Hi, Guys!,

Have you ever seen "AIN'T"? Where? Maybe in a lyric song? What does it mean? 

Well, according to some linguists, AIN'T comes from the contraction of AM NOT and it seems to have appeared in 1706. One century later, in Cockney dialect in London, AIN'T began to be used as a generic contraction for ARE NOT or IS NOT. Then, it was also used as a contraction of has not and have not. Even more, in some dialects, does not or do not can be replaced by AIN'T.

As you can imagine or see, AIN'T is a colloquialism. So those who use this are regarded as uneducated, informal or improper people. However, I can give some famous examples: "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" or  "Ain't No Sunshine When She's Gone".

Therefore, I think it's interesting to know the origin and uses of this word, we just want to learn English, no matter if it's not always the Standard proper English ;)

NETSPEAK, Internet slang (2)

Hi, Guys!,

How technology is affecting our language? Sometimes, it's quite difficult to understand a message, you may get confused with NETSPEAK. This is a mode of communication based on abbreviations, acronyms and initialisms, this always includes intentional mispellings and symbols.

So, if you're interested in NETSPEAK, I encourage you to watch the following video and learn more about the Internet Slang. For example:

• BRB = be right back
• AFK = away from keyboard (I'm gone for a few minutes).
• KK = OK
• TTYL = talk to you later
• CYA = see you
  
• THX = thanks
  

L O L

Hi, Guys!,

Are you familiar with LOL? What does it mean?

Well, LOL is an abbrevation of LAUGHING OUT LOUD, laugh out loud or LOTS OF LAUGHS. It is actually a common element of internet slang, mostly used by teenagers nowadays.

There is another variation: ROFL which means "ROLLING ON THE FLOOR LAUGHING".

In this new internet slang, there are other popular acronyms such as BFN whic means "BYE FOR NOW" and IMHO "IN MY HUMBLE OPINION".

According to some critics, these initialisms are convenient and necessary, but you may get confused when you read them in an email.

Obviously, these remind me of when I post MOBILE LANGUAGE, too much information, no time, no space.

MOBILE LANGUAGE among teenagers

Hi, Guys!,

Have you ever talked to a foreign boy / girl using your PC or laptop? What kind of language do you usually do? How often do you write the whole words, i.e. "please" instead of "pliz"?

As you well know, all of us use a simplified language when we usually communicate by emails, phone messages. This new trend is taking place in every country, especially among teenagers.

But why? Maybe because we want to save space and time, and even we want to sound cooler. Nevertheless, we have to bear in mind that this new language has some positive and negative aspects.

On the one hand, we can chat faster, we can tell more things in a few words, or just save some money.

On the other hand, there could be misunderstandings in these brief texts. Besides, teenagers can't write in a formal way because they are used to writing in a colloquial way. What else?

Now, I'm going to CHALLENGE you. I'm going to write some words and messages using this trendy mobile language, CAN YOU REWRITE THEM IN PROPER ENGLISH?

1. U = you

2. PPL = people

3. WKND = weekend

4. ITS 4U = It's for you

5. U R GR8! = you are great!

6. i snd u dis = I send you this

7. @] = rose

8. dat = that

9. 1ly = only

10. I hp Ull fnd dis blo intrztn, AV A NCE DY, XO =

I hope you'll find this blog interesting, HAVE A NICE DAY, X= kiss, O= hug

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