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My question: what is ................I ain't got no money

 
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wangfeel



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PostPosted: Mon Dec 22, 2003 6:27 pm    Post subject: My question: what is ................I ain't got no money Reply with quote

Have money or not????
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bud



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PostPosted: Mon Dec 22, 2003 8:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Not! This is very poor English, or slang, depending on ones viewpoint. The "double-negative rule" does not apply here.

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wangfeel



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PostPosted: Tue Dec 23, 2003 4:33 am    Post subject: thanks, bud Reply with quote

I saw it in Gun's N roses 's songs.
They really use "their" language.
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PostPosted: Tue Dec 23, 2003 2:54 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Ah! That's the third choice - poetic license

Merry Christmas!
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