Talk:'taint
Latest comment: 1 year ago by Equinox
This is not Irish English. One would only hear this from an American actor inaccurately imitating an Irish accent. Hence perhaps the misconception here. The form used in this instance would be "it isn't". That is pronounced "tidn't".
— This unsigned comment was added by 87.198.132.123 (talk) at 12:27, 21 March 2008 (UTC).
- Unsourced usage note moved here from entry: "For reasons that are unclear, it seems that in American popular culture, this contraction has come to be associated with Irish English." Equinox ◑ 05:00, 10 February 2023 (UTC)
as in ain't --Backinstadiums (talk) 16:37, 31 October 2019 (UTC)