please explain me the use of "ain't"!
explain me the meaning of "midnight ain't no time for laughing"
why there are two "no"?
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Yesterday there were good answers for your question.
You can read them here:
http://www.italki.com/question/227296
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The suggestion by Iris is great for the word "ain't". The reason the lyrics say "ain't no time..." is because it's slang and also improper. You are completely correct when you say it is a double negative. This is in no way correct English and is mostly used in song lyrics or by southerners. The proper way to say it would be "midnight is no time for laughing" or "midnight is not a time for laughing" but that misses a lot of the feeling given by "ain't no". :)
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yes it is :)
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i'm familiar with this sentence. is this lyrics from one direction's song called "irresistible" ? :)
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