I hope some found some humor in what I wrote, -- just some times when i come across this topic (this isn't the first thread on the topic on PC), some people seem to be rather upset about it all and it does remind me of my dad and how upset he was with his "dumb sounding" kids

Looking up words is something I do often, this due to either I question what I have been taught and wonder of the actual meaning. I did that a few months ago with "excuse" and broke it down.

It is an interesting topic of "language" and "what is right or wrong", PBS has an article on this very topic:
Do You Speak American . What Speech Do We Like Best? . Correct American . Prescriptivism | PBS

I find it funny with aint ain't
^^^I took a screen shot of that ^^^ I will attach my picture as well.

Chrome seems to think ain't is a word, as well as these websites that claim to be dictionaries.
Ain't - Definition and More from the Free Merriam-Webster Dictionary
ain't - definition of ain't by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia.
Ain't | Define Ain't at Dictionary.com

The PBS Article also mentions "who put 'ain't' in the dictionary".. does that still not make it word?

I wonder if one day I can get my word "fooey!" in the dictionary

I think the more important thing to remember is that speaking/talking, whether you want to accept it or not, is a part of culture. That is one thing that I am surprised that "this thread my offend someone" hasn't came up yet.

The English language is hard anyways, even for the native speakers.

Not that I am perfect, but my nephew that is (I believe 12) in middle school, he wrote me back a letter not too long ago..... I had a terrible time trying to understand it all, this due to that dreaded "text talk", several misspellings and incomplete sentences. And he, himself is part of a group in school that is advance. I at first thought it was one of my nephews in grade school that wrote me back, but nope.

Funny thing with Text talk, I thought LOL was Laugh Out Loud, but I guess it is also a game.. And I always Loved the LOL joke that the person thought it meant "Lots of Love" and kept typing that when they had the news of a death.
Lots of love (LOL))

's ok that damn Beauflow needs to get off this thread, because I am not one of the elite