Damian Posted March 13, 2006 Report Share Posted March 13, 2006 I heard examples of people which very good school estimates had problems with understaning other people (especially when talked with young people). When they heard words like: "shizzle" or "dizzle", even "gonna", "wanna", "banana" (just joking:))they had problems. In Poland we're teaching English which UK grammar. This is quite funny, you think that you're good.... but you can't understand another person:) One guy talked with boy who wanted to sell a weed, but he couldn't understand him. He asked this boy to talk without slang. Very often English teachers don't know meaning of some words.... that's ok, but when he don't want to know what those words mean.... is strange. I know that I must learn English which they require, but it's good to know also slang. In past I thought that words like "wanna" or "ain't" is use by color ppl (without offense by my side). This is gramar by american, right? Ain't - means ain + not or something? Is so that why this song title "Ain't No Sunshine" is like this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WesSyde Posted March 13, 2006 Report Share Posted March 13, 2006 slang is used by all races of people and not just by americans i dont think. im sure in the UK they have their own slang words too, and even in different areas of the USA you'll find different slang spoken. ain't can mean 2 things: there isn't (is not) - Aint No Sunshine would be There isn't sunshine or it can mean the same as aren't (are not). Girls Ain't Nothin But Trouble would be Girls aren't anything but trouble Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lerkot Posted March 13, 2006 Report Share Posted March 13, 2006 Slang is a big threat against the world lol. Really, a lot of people dont want to learn to write in the right way because they think they are too "ghetto" and all... Slang has gone, from being something beautiful, to being a shortcut out of learning languages... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ash trey Posted March 14, 2006 Report Share Posted March 14, 2006 My spoken English is pretty good! But its too boring to use proper english all da time so these days i have been going around adding -izzle 2 everything( when Im with my friends). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turntable Posted March 14, 2006 Report Share Posted March 14, 2006 Oh fo` `sho ma neezy. Funny thread , it`s of the hizzle, ya dig? lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damian Posted March 14, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2006 slang is used by all races of people and not just by americans i dont think. im sure in the UK they have their own slang words too, and even in different areas of the USA you'll find different slang spoken. ain't can mean 2 things: there isn't (is not) - Aint No Sunshine would be There isn't sunshine or it can mean the same as aren't (are not). Girls Ain't Nothin But Trouble would be Girls aren't anything but trouble Yes I know that what you wrote about slang & thanks for the explanation of ain't. wanna means want to & gonna means going to? y'all means your (plular)? I remember when my friend bought an original album by Beastie Boys with book inside with theirs lyrics. He wanted to show me a new words as they were a slang. He picked up "won't" & he thought that this is a slang:) Funny stuff. Oh fo` `sho ma neezy. Funny thread , it`s of the hizzle, ya dig? lol I dig everything besides the first sentence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeaceAngel Posted March 14, 2006 Report Share Posted March 14, 2006 Oh fo` `sho ma neezy. Funny thread , it`s of the hizzle, ya dig? lol Yeah word up!! :lolsign: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzy Julie Posted March 14, 2006 Report Share Posted March 14, 2006 slang is something u just have to pick up. It took me a while of watching american sitcoms before i learnt the slang and difference in language between us/uk. Even different areas in the uk have different slang, u just have to work it out. I know it must be hard when english isnt your first language, because its a hard enough language as it is without all our made up words too lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WesSyde Posted March 15, 2006 Report Share Posted March 15, 2006 Yes I know that what you wrote about slang & thanks for the explanation of ain't. wanna means want to & gonna means going to? y'all means your (plular)? I remember when my friend bought an original album by Beastie Boys with book inside with theirs lyrics. He wanted to show me a new words as they were a slang. He picked up "won't" & he thought that this is a slang:) Funny stuff. yeah you're right about wanna and gonna. y'all means you all, or you guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ash trey Posted March 15, 2006 Report Share Posted March 15, 2006 Thank God fo' Snoop Dogg most ppl around my neighbourhood understand most of what da hell im talking about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damian Posted March 15, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2006 ain't can mean 2 things: there isn't (is not) - Aint No Sunshine would be There isn't sunshine or it can mean the same as aren't (are not). Girls Ain't Nothin But Trouble would be Girls aren't anything but trouble Lyric from song: 'I ain't got no more worries'. For me your explanation don't mach:( I think correct it should be: ' I don't have no more worries', yes? Oh fo` `sho ma neezy. Funny thread , it`s of the hizzle, ya dig? Nah ma' nizzle sha habizzle, ya dig? ;D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WesSyde Posted March 16, 2006 Report Share Posted March 16, 2006 (edited) ain't can mean 2 things: there isn't (is not) - Aint No Sunshine would be There isn't sunshine or it can mean the same as aren't (are not). Girls Ain't Nothin But Trouble would be Girls aren't anything but trouble Lyric from song: 'I ain't got no more worries'. For me your explanation don't mach:( I think correct it should be: ' I don't have no more worries', yes? yeah u got it. Edited March 16, 2006 by WesSyde Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damian Posted March 16, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2006 Lyric from song: 'I ain't got no more worries'. For me your explanation don't mach:( I think correct it should be: ' I don't have no more worries', yes? yeah u got it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WesSyde Posted March 16, 2006 Report Share Posted March 16, 2006 Lyric from song: 'I ain't got no more worries'. For me your explanation don't mach:( I think correct it should be: ' I don't have no more worries', yes? yeah u got it. So ain't have more meanings than your two examples. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damian Posted March 16, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2006 i dont know man i'm not a fricken slang dictionary. i dont study slang i dont know all the meanings from one word. i dont think it has any more meanings than that but if u find another phrase with aint used in a different way then post it and i'll tell u what it means. Ok. You live in California so I thought that ain't is used reguraly by US ppl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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