Is it correct to say I have no money?

Is it correct to say I have no money?

They are both correct in the US, but neither one sounds like something a person in the US would actually say. (Unless they might possibly be used in the deep south— someone from the south needs to chime in.)

What is meaning of I ain’t no?

“Ain’t no [noun]” is a common non-standard double negative found in colloquial usage that, unlike standard double negatives, retains a negative meaning rather than a positive one. In this case, “ain’t no sunshine” is semantically equivalent to “there’s no sunshine.”

Why do we use no Ain t?

“Ain’t got no” means “I’m telling you I really for sure DON’T have any.” As for showing “coolness,” this type of speech is considered to arise from the speech of those who show no affectation, those who prefer to say what people understand rather than what the academics would have us say, those who sound “hip” because …

How do I say I have no money?

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1. I’m broke.
2. I’m short of cash.
3. I’m skint.
4. I’m penniless.
5. I’m low on funds.
6. I don’t have a pot to piss in (very informal/vulgar)
7. I don’t have two nickels to rub together (informal)
8. I don’t have a cent to my name.

How do you say no money?

1. Broke – I am broke.
2. Short On Cash – I am short on cash this week.
3. Bankrupt – I am bankrupt, until I get my paycheck.
4. Not A Dime To My Name – I do not even have a dime to my name.
5. Strapped For Cash – I am strapped for cash.
6. Lacking Funds – I am lacking funds.
7. Empty Wallet – I have an empty wallet.

What does ain’t got no money mean?

11. Ain’t, in I ain’t got no money means have not. With that meaning, it originally represented the London dialect, which uses sentences such as they ain’t got nothing to say.

Is Ain’t British or American?

Ain’t is a non-standard feature commonly found in mainstream Australian English and in New Zealand, ain’t is a feature of Māori-influenced English.

What is the meaning of I ain’t got no money?

Ain’t, in I ain’t got no money means have not. With that meaning, it originally represented the London dialect, which uses sentences such as they ain’t got nothing to say. About the usage of ain’t, the NOAD has the following notes:

What does ‘I have no lack of money’ mean?

While overly-logical grammarians might claim this particular construction means “I have money”, I would claim that if it means anything, it means “I have no money”. English isn’t logic. On the other hand, you could say “I have no lack of money”, meaning “I have money”.

Is “Ain’t No” Bad English?

The prestige dialects of American English (and British English) would indeed look upon “ain’t no” as bad English. However, there are common dialects in the USA where that is in fact the correct construction.

Is there a negative form of Ain’t?

The most prominent today would be African-American Vernacular English: Use of ain’t as a general negative indicator. As in other dialects, it can be used where Standard English would use am not, isn’t, aren’t, haven’t and hasn’t.