Does “Ain't on that sh*t/crap” or “Ain't about that sh*t/crap” make sense?
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My mind is a little bit fuzzy about this phrase. I could have sworn I've heard it being used in situations when someone quits something bad, similarly to the phrase "Ain't about that life". E.g., if you've quit smoking and someone offers you a cigarette then you decline and say something like "I ain't about that sh*t anymore".
What I want to know is if this phrase is common/acceptable in English speaking countries or should I just stick with the "Ain't about that life" version?
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My mind is a little bit fuzzy about this phrase. I could have sworn I've heard it being used in situations when someone quits something bad, similarly to the phrase "Ain't about that life". E.g., if you've quit smoking and someone offers you a cigarette then you decline and say something like "I ain't about that sh*t anymore".
What I want to know is if this phrase is common/acceptable in English speaking countries or should I just stick with the "Ain't about that life" version?
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Any phrase beginning with 'Ain't' is only acceptable in very informal circles, let alone versions with obscenities in them!
– Kate Bunting
2 days ago
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The construction to be [all] about X, meaning "do, or have some other close connection to X" is a lazy/generic usage that's closely associated with AAVE - particularly in the cited context, with "deleted" subject I, contracted negation ain't, and coarse/obscene shit. It would normally be understood in context, but most native speakers wouldn't actually use it themselves, and it's likely to be taken as a sign of poor communication skills if used outside the context of AAVE speakers (or "facetiousness", an implicit declaration of "counter-culture" status, or similar).
– FumbleFingers
2 days ago
The oxford dictionary gives the normal usage here en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/ain't but clearly states its archaic and considered urban or guttural "should not be used in formal contexts" it would be acceptable to use it some forms of fiction.
– KJO
2 days ago
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My mind is a little bit fuzzy about this phrase. I could have sworn I've heard it being used in situations when someone quits something bad, similarly to the phrase "Ain't about that life". E.g., if you've quit smoking and someone offers you a cigarette then you decline and say something like "I ain't about that sh*t anymore".
What I want to know is if this phrase is common/acceptable in English speaking countries or should I just stick with the "Ain't about that life" version?
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My mind is a little bit fuzzy about this phrase. I could have sworn I've heard it being used in situations when someone quits something bad, similarly to the phrase "Ain't about that life". E.g., if you've quit smoking and someone offers you a cigarette then you decline and say something like "I ain't about that sh*t anymore".
What I want to know is if this phrase is common/acceptable in English speaking countries or should I just stick with the "Ain't about that life" version?
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Any phrase beginning with 'Ain't' is only acceptable in very informal circles, let alone versions with obscenities in them!
– Kate Bunting
2 days ago
1
The construction to be [all] about X, meaning "do, or have some other close connection to X" is a lazy/generic usage that's closely associated with AAVE - particularly in the cited context, with "deleted" subject I, contracted negation ain't, and coarse/obscene shit. It would normally be understood in context, but most native speakers wouldn't actually use it themselves, and it's likely to be taken as a sign of poor communication skills if used outside the context of AAVE speakers (or "facetiousness", an implicit declaration of "counter-culture" status, or similar).
– FumbleFingers
2 days ago
The oxford dictionary gives the normal usage here en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/ain't but clearly states its archaic and considered urban or guttural "should not be used in formal contexts" it would be acceptable to use it some forms of fiction.
– KJO
2 days ago
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Any phrase beginning with 'Ain't' is only acceptable in very informal circles, let alone versions with obscenities in them!
– Kate Bunting
2 days ago
1
The construction to be [all] about X, meaning "do, or have some other close connection to X" is a lazy/generic usage that's closely associated with AAVE - particularly in the cited context, with "deleted" subject I, contracted negation ain't, and coarse/obscene shit. It would normally be understood in context, but most native speakers wouldn't actually use it themselves, and it's likely to be taken as a sign of poor communication skills if used outside the context of AAVE speakers (or "facetiousness", an implicit declaration of "counter-culture" status, or similar).
– FumbleFingers
2 days ago
The oxford dictionary gives the normal usage here en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/ain't but clearly states its archaic and considered urban or guttural "should not be used in formal contexts" it would be acceptable to use it some forms of fiction.
– KJO
2 days ago
Any phrase beginning with 'Ain't' is only acceptable in very informal circles, let alone versions with obscenities in them!
– Kate Bunting
2 days ago
Any phrase beginning with 'Ain't' is only acceptable in very informal circles, let alone versions with obscenities in them!
– Kate Bunting
2 days ago
1
1
The construction to be [all] about X, meaning "do, or have some other close connection to X" is a lazy/generic usage that's closely associated with AAVE - particularly in the cited context, with "deleted" subject I, contracted negation ain't, and coarse/obscene shit. It would normally be understood in context, but most native speakers wouldn't actually use it themselves, and it's likely to be taken as a sign of poor communication skills if used outside the context of AAVE speakers (or "facetiousness", an implicit declaration of "counter-culture" status, or similar).
– FumbleFingers
2 days ago
The construction to be [all] about X, meaning "do, or have some other close connection to X" is a lazy/generic usage that's closely associated with AAVE - particularly in the cited context, with "deleted" subject I, contracted negation ain't, and coarse/obscene shit. It would normally be understood in context, but most native speakers wouldn't actually use it themselves, and it's likely to be taken as a sign of poor communication skills if used outside the context of AAVE speakers (or "facetiousness", an implicit declaration of "counter-culture" status, or similar).
– FumbleFingers
2 days ago
The oxford dictionary gives the normal usage here en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/ain't but clearly states its archaic and considered urban or guttural "should not be used in formal contexts" it would be acceptable to use it some forms of fiction.
– KJO
2 days ago
The oxford dictionary gives the normal usage here en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/ain't but clearly states its archaic and considered urban or guttural "should not be used in formal contexts" it would be acceptable to use it some forms of fiction.
– KJO
2 days ago
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Any phrase beginning with 'Ain't' is only acceptable in very informal circles, let alone versions with obscenities in them!
– Kate Bunting
2 days ago
1
The construction to be [all] about X, meaning "do, or have some other close connection to X" is a lazy/generic usage that's closely associated with AAVE - particularly in the cited context, with "deleted" subject I, contracted negation ain't, and coarse/obscene shit. It would normally be understood in context, but most native speakers wouldn't actually use it themselves, and it's likely to be taken as a sign of poor communication skills if used outside the context of AAVE speakers (or "facetiousness", an implicit declaration of "counter-culture" status, or similar).
– FumbleFingers
2 days ago
The oxford dictionary gives the normal usage here en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/ain't but clearly states its archaic and considered urban or guttural "should not be used in formal contexts" it would be acceptable to use it some forms of fiction.
– KJO
2 days ago