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quote user MrPedantic Misunderstanding one another constantly suits the natives I don t see why it shouldn t suit a non native just as well quote Hmm what did you mean I didn t mean to say non natives should learn or be able to understand lots of different dialects perfectly I just wanted to say...

From Merriam Webster s AIN T Etymology contraction of are not 1 am not are not is not 2 have not has not 3 do not does not did not used in some varieties of Black English Usage Although widely disapproved as nonstandard and more common in the habitual speech of the less educated ain t in senses 1...