In Auxiliaries^x, Dialects^x

I think I'd agree with GG... I don't think that "ain't" in place of "do not" or "does not" is what you are likely to hear in most American dialects. These are the most common usages, as far as I know:I ain't seen it. (have/has not, auxiliary)I...

Hi,if you want to learn a song, you have to listen to it several times... and try to sing along. If you don't understand the words, you can't sing, can you? Otherwise, you'll end up mishearing the lyrics, like I always do (I'm delivered --> I'm the leader, I'm tried of being what... -->...

Our Living Language In many Southern U.S. varieties of English, might can be paired with other auxiliary verbs such as could, as in We might could park over there. Words like might and could are known as modals, since they express certain “moods” (for example, I might go indicates an uncertain...

Paco: I'm sorry if I mistook your message. Many of people here (including me) are still beginners of English learning. So it is nice if you write in a way everybody can't misunderstand you. One reason why we ESL feel auxiliary/modals difficult to learn is their usage has been rapidly...

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JTT wrote: I have read Professor Lawler's offerings a number of times and I'm still reading and cogitating on the one you offered. Thanks for bringing it to our attention. You're very welcome. Have you viewed http://www.orlapubs.com/AL/L39.html, or is that what you're working from? With...

English is a Germanic Language of the Indo-European Family. It is the second most spoken language in the world. It is estimated that there are 300 million native speakers and 300 million who use English as a second language and a further 100 million use it as a foreign language. It is the...