𝔸 traveling salesman, whose car had broken down in a rainstorm ran to the closest farmhouse and knocked on the door.
When a grizzled old farmer answered the door, the salesman pleaded for a place to spend the night.
"I can give ya a room for the night, but I ain't got no daughter for you to sleep with," the old farmer said.
"Oh...," said the salesman, hesitating, "Well..., how far is it to the next house?"
The contraction "ain't" might be strange, but it's very useful in colloquial conversations. It represents "am not", "are not", and "is not". Just be careful not to use it in professional contexts. Check out the following examples:
› I'm not going back in there! ↔ I ain't going back in there!
› You are not coming to the party? ↔ You ain't coming to the party?
› She's not who you think she is. ↔ She ain't who you think she is.
› Say it isn't so, Joe, please. ↔ Say it ain't so, Joe, please.
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When a grizzled old farmer answered the door, the salesman pleaded for a place to spend the night.
"I can give ya a room for the night, but I ain't got no daughter for you to sleep with," the old farmer said.
"Oh...," said the salesman, hesitating, "Well..., how far is it to the next house?"
The contraction "ain't" might be strange, but it's very useful in colloquial conversations. It represents "am not", "are not", and "is not". Just be careful not to use it in professional contexts. Check out the following examples:
› I'm not going back in there! ↔ I ain't going back in there!
› You are not coming to the party? ↔ You ain't coming to the party?
› She's not who you think she is. ↔ She ain't who you think she is.
› Say it isn't so, Joe, please. ↔ Say it ain't so, Joe, please.
Read another joke that talks about contractions at this page, then follow this button to a quiz.
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