Does using the word "aint" make people sound like a hick?

Question

cause I use it sometimes and I can't tell if I sound like an idiot or not

Answer 1

aint aint a word.

Answer 2

i don't really think that it makes people sound like a hick although it is usually regarded as an uneducated use, and unacceptable in spoken and written english except to represent dialect speech. it really all depends. i can't say i am uneducated. i have a bachelor's degree as well as a master's degree. i work for the government ( but i won't say for what country and i talk to high-level people ) but i still use it. does that make me a hick? i think not. have confidence in yourself. if you don't see yourself as a hick, then you probably ain't.

and i agree with chynadoll and bk

Answer 3

I don't think it makes you sound like a 'hick' but it could make you sound ghetto or improper.  

Answer 4

it dont make u sound like a hick

i say it 2

but you have to know where and when 2 say it

i wouldnt talk like that in a job interview but around my family yes

Answer 5

Joe, I wasn't sure so I did some research: It is considered hick talk. Here is a modern discussion of the word. It is considered a non-standard contraction. The link below should clear you up. I wasn't sure myself I was going to say "okay use it". But according to the reputable source below it's hick.

Answer 6

You always sound like an idiot, my friend.  Remember to vote foe John McCain and keep on truckin'.

Answer 7

just a little bit of a hick ;]

i personally wouldnt use that term.

Answer 8

Yup.  

Sures do...uh huh.

That's if'ns yous askin me.  

You aint still thinkin bout usin it, is ya?  

I knows you aint an idiot 'cause you's was smarts enough to ask.  

Answer 9

I don't think "ain't" makes you sound like a hick. It is commonly used by English speakers in America and the UK. It's just one of those common dialect words that hasn't got full recognition yet despite the fact that it's been around for about four hundred years. However I wouldn't use it in a formal context - like in a business letter or while answering the phone at work, or attending an interview.