▲ 902 ▼ Owned (stocks) (lemmy.world) submitted 1 year ago by Stamets@lemmy.world to c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world 101 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] TheImpressiveX@lemm.ee 50 points 1 year ago (1 child) permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] nik9000@programming.dev 29 points 1 year ago (1 child) Brandt said he enjoyed being a meme, and he did frequently use the catchphrase, although he did say that his high school English teacher would not have approved of his usage of "ain't".[6][20] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 12 points 1 year ago (1 child) Teach needs to get with the times. Ain't is a valid word. It's even in the dictionary. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] comfy@lemmy.ml 1 point 1 year ago* It's a common and well-understood word, you're completely correct, and really any word is a valid word, although it's pretty clear the teacher was trying to teach formal English habits (which unfortunately can be useful to know) and it ain't that. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] nik9000@programming.dev 29 points 1 year ago (1 child) Brandt said he enjoyed being a meme, and he did frequently use the catchphrase, although he did say that his high school English teacher would not have approved of his usage of "ain't".[6][20] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 12 points 1 year ago (1 child) Teach needs to get with the times. Ain't is a valid word. It's even in the dictionary. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] comfy@lemmy.ml 1 point 1 year ago* It's a common and well-understood word, you're completely correct, and really any word is a valid word, although it's pretty clear the teacher was trying to teach formal English habits (which unfortunately can be useful to know) and it ain't that. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 12 points 1 year ago (1 child) Teach needs to get with the times. Ain't is a valid word. It's even in the dictionary. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] comfy@lemmy.ml 1 point 1 year ago* It's a common and well-understood word, you're completely correct, and really any word is a valid word, although it's pretty clear the teacher was trying to teach formal English habits (which unfortunately can be useful to know) and it ain't that. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] comfy@lemmy.ml 1 point 1 year ago* It's a common and well-understood word, you're completely correct, and really any word is a valid word, although it's pretty clear the teacher was trying to teach formal English habits (which unfortunately can be useful to know) and it ain't that. permalink fedilink source parent
