Seeking Grammar Police Ruling - Typo's

[Geoff Bannister]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "kempermentor" <kempermentor at ...> 
wrote:
>
> > Alex:
> > In a day and age when the word "ain't" is actually recognized as a 
> > word in the dictionary, we grammar purists sometimes feel as though we 
> > should acquiesce. But NO! I shall never stop teaching my children 
> > proper grammar! It is our sworn duty to halt the influx of slang and 
> > colloquialisms pervading the schools and our everyday lives! 
> > 
> > Magpie:
> > Was ain't always considered wrong? 
> 
> Kemper:
> I ain't thinking so.

Geoff:
When I was in my teens at grammar school in Sarf Lunnon - as all 
good Cockneys would call it, a standing joke was to say "Ain't ain't 
in the dictionary, ain't ain't".

It seems that the modern world has caught us up and nullifed that 
statement. Sad.
:-)

Geoff
PS Just to clarify. I'm not a good Cockney.