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Discover LudwigThe phrase "ain't like" is considered informal and colloquial, but it is usable in written English, particularly in dialogue or creative writing.
You can use it to express a comparison or contrast in a casual or conversational tone.
Example: "This new movie ain't like the ones we used to watch as kids."
Alternatives: "isn't like" or "is not similar to".
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"Selma ain't like that movie.
I try to explain to her what I had to learn myself, that it ain't like that here.
Figueroa ain't like that though and takes the Swiss man down.
"It ain't that kind of world," Redskins cornerback Fred Smoot said, "and the N.F.L. ain't like that.
Maureen, the waitress, says what she sometimes hears when ferrying beers to the table is someone pleading, "Nah, nah, it ain't like that".
I already wrote it the one time but my wife ain't like it so I've been writing it over again since December.
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He said, "Men like that ain't much liked by other men.
"I ain't got to like you," Maxson says.
"And when they do, they ain't going to like it".
Because if God's got to change it, you ain't going to like it".
Taryn: She ain't acting like it cause she's acting like a clown.
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