For all Trudeau fans, he will be giving a virtual talk at the virtual Tucson Festival of Books on March 7th at 1:00 p.m. https://tucsonfestivalofbooks.org/?id=67 I recommend going to the website to see if any other favorite authors are appearing. This is a wonderful book festival. When I went, there were over 90,000 visitors and by 2019, there were 140,000! Now that it’s virtual, it’s a little easier to make your way around.
‘Aint’ is originally from ’haven’t’. Maybe from a lack of teeth, a few hundred years ago English-speakers used to drop out ‘v’. and so said ’e’en’ for ‘even’, ’e’er’ for ‘ever’, and ’o’er’ for over. (Later, poets found these metrically useful and so they became high-falutin whereas they had previously been low-falutin.) ’Haven’t’ became ’ha’ent’ then ’hain’t’ and finally ’ain’t’. ’Isn’t’ and ’aren’t’ had become something like ’in’t’ and ’an’t’ which can still be heard is some parts of England. They were attracted to ’ain’t’ and were assimilated.. I suppose the same thing happened to ’amn’t’ if it every existed. This sort of pedantry saves me from having to think about Trump. The guy next door howls and shouts all day. I think my way is better.
BE THIS GUY over 3 years ago
Nothing hurts business more than an honest bureaucrat.
Johnny Q Premium Member over 3 years ago
I actually prefer “Ain’t I?” to “Aren’t I?”
Renatus Profuturus Frigeridus Premium Member over 3 years ago
A few days ago I wrote: “Bribe him, as usual”. It wasn’t a good suggestion. I admit.
cracker65 over 3 years ago
If only.
NeedaChuckle Premium Member over 3 years ago
I imagine Duke will be off to rule some small country ASAP!
Lawrence.S over 3 years ago
My advice to Duke yesterday was run. May be too late… Or was really hoping to make a new ‘friend’. Of course, every ‘friend’ cuts into the profits.
monya_43 over 3 years ago
Duke needs to put on some pants since he is going to meet another “friend”.
For a Just and Peaceful World over 3 years ago
Talking about having “a really bad day”, did anyone listen to Trump’s defense team at Impeachment Two?
RohanDemon over 3 years ago
Duke is from the old school where everyone in government was bribable, now it’s only most of them.
Squoop over 3 years ago
I don’t remember this storyline but have always hoped to see Duke in jail, looking forward.
SunflowerGirl100 over 3 years ago
For all Trudeau fans, he will be giving a virtual talk at the virtual Tucson Festival of Books on March 7th at 1:00 p.m. https://tucsonfestivalofbooks.org/?id=67 I recommend going to the website to see if any other favorite authors are appearing. This is a wonderful book festival. When I went, there were over 90,000 visitors and by 2019, there were 140,000! Now that it’s virtual, it’s a little easier to make your way around.
Kip W over 3 years ago
Duke always gets the honest ones.
Liverlips McCracken Premium Member over 3 years ago
Oops. Guess I was wrong, Duke. He did suspect something.
hogbung over 3 years ago
Growing up in Ireland, the preferred locution was “amn’t I”
vaughnrl2003 Premium Member over 3 years ago
Yup, another great idea exposed for the really crappy idea it really was. Reality, sux.
mistercatworks over 3 years ago
Honey probably already has the motor running in the escape vehicle and Duke’s lawyer on the phone. I bet his lawyer just asks “Civil or criminal?”.
GabryelFrost over 3 years ago
Duke should have said: Plata or plumo ? (Silver or lead)
Anarcissie over 3 years ago
‘Aint’ is originally from ’haven’t’. Maybe from a lack of teeth, a few hundred years ago English-speakers used to drop out ‘v’. and so said ’e’en’ for ‘even’, ’e’er’ for ‘ever’, and ’o’er’ for over. (Later, poets found these metrically useful and so they became high-falutin whereas they had previously been low-falutin.) ’Haven’t’ became ’ha’ent’ then ’hain’t’ and finally ’ain’t’. ’Isn’t’ and ’aren’t’ had become something like ’in’t’ and ’an’t’ which can still be heard is some parts of England. They were attracted to ’ain’t’ and were assimilated.. I suppose the same thing happened to ’amn’t’ if it every existed. This sort of pedantry saves me from having to think about Trump. The guy next door howls and shouts all day. I think my way is better.