But the best-known word in the Southern vernacular is probably our most-loved pronoun: y’all. The only right way to spell the contraction of “you” and “all” is “y’all.” “Ya’ll” is incorrect and a misspelling of the word, so don’t use it.

Though “y’all” is inherently plural, in the instance of addressing a larger group of people, “all y’all” is more of a casual, slang phrase that’s sometimes used. The only right way to spell the contraction of “you” and “all” is “y’all.” “Ya’ll” is incorrect and a misspelling of the word, so don’t use it.

Despite never ever having seen a black person, the word “ain’t” was still commonly used by all the farmers and their kids, much to the consternation of all the teachers who did their best to attempt to drum it out of their classes. They used to say “Ain’t is a contraction of ‘am I not’ which only uneducated people use.

“gonna” is a word in the same way that “ain’t” is a word. It’s a colloquial contraction of “going to” in American English. In British English, it is definitely not an actual word.

The word ain’t is considered by many to be incorrect or “bad” English but it is common in the very informal speech of some people. It can be used to mean am not, are not, is not, have not, and has not. Below are some examples of each meaning. I ain’t going.

is not

They are not is contracted to they aren’t or they’re not. The isn’t / aren’t contractions are more common after nouns….Contractions with auxiliary verb and not.

Summary: Contractions are only optional in their original position. If they’re moved, they’re frozen. Both “are we not all” (or “are not we all”) and “you need not go there” are valid here, but that is not the same as saying they are interchangeable with “aren’t we all” and “you needn’t go there.”

Member. Yes they mean the same thing. Aren’t you is less formal, though Are you not going isn’t exactly that much more formal, but we’re told not to use contractions in formal essay papers.

Both “Don’t you…” and “Do you not…” are correct, but you can’t re-expand “Don’t you…” into “Do not you…”. The meaning of the two are the same, but “Do you not…” is considered more formal in some situations. This is simple present tense and an interrogative sentence.

They are often used for checking information that we think we know is true. Usually if the main clause is positive, the question tag is negative, and if the main clause is negative, it’s positive….