"Ain't" is the contraction of "am not".
Where'd the i come from? Shouldn't the contraction be "amn't"?
Why couldn't you be dealing drugs like normal people?
Snyder ,'Empty Places'
Firefly 4: Also, we can kill you with our brains
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Polter-Cow - Apr 04, 2007 8:01:08 am PDT #9594 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Zenkitty - Apr 04, 2007 8:07:43 am PDT #9595 of 10001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Where'd the i come from? Shouldn't the contraction be "amn't"?
Because "amn't" sounds dumb?
Or maybe it was amn't originally, and the sound just shifted into something easier to say.
Ailleann - Apr 04, 2007 8:09:01 am PDT #9596 of 10001
vanguard of the socialist Hollywood liberal homosexualist agenda
Cause "amn't" looks like an abbreviation for "amount"?
JohnSweden - Apr 04, 2007 8:49:23 am PDT #9597 of 10001
I can't even.
I've heard amn't as a kid growing up in Scotland. Pretty heavily frowned upon, but how you sound is a pretty big deal over there. I wonder if (meta issues aside) Fireflyverse English is consciously "americanized" to indicate something about one's status/situation, that is, is there anything political about it? Is it a reaction to the melding of the cultures (ie. Sino-American Alliance) or something else?
libkitty - Apr 04, 2007 9:10:05 am PDT #9598 of 10001
Embrace the idea that we are the leaders we've been looking for. Grace Lee Boggs
I seem to pick up whatever it is I'm watching/listening to at the time.
I do this too. When I was a kid, I spent some time in Europe, mostly England and Norway. When I came back, I started at a new school. Apparently, my new teacher loved me because I sounded so "respectful." This was totally based on the accent I picked up, not on anything wonderful that I said.
I find myself using a lot of Firefly speak, but I have a lot of friends who are fans, since I was quite the evangelizer for a while, so mostly I use the terms when speaking with them. When a Fireflyism slips out in regular conversation with others, it usually seems to go unnoticed.
Ailleann - Apr 04, 2007 9:14:08 am PDT #9599 of 10001
vanguard of the socialist Hollywood liberal homosexualist agenda
I think people have a tendency to just let it go if they hear a phrase they don't recognize, but get the context clues. When it's close to another word/phrase, like "gorram," they feel the need to validate the pronunciation.
libkitty - Apr 04, 2007 9:20:07 am PDT #9600 of 10001
Embrace the idea that we are the leaders we've been looking for. Grace Lee Boggs
That sounds right Ailleann. I have a friend who goes to town with all sorts of pop culture references, but I tend to sprinkle them lightly, so don't get quite as many raised eyebrows. Not as many knowing laughs either, but that's how it goes.
brenda m - Apr 04, 2007 4:23:30 pm PDT #9601 of 10001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
I use such a mishmash of buffista, Buffy, and Firefly lingo it's a wonder anyone can understand me.
ION, catching up on BSG tonight. OMG Badger! (Slightly different accent, still totally slimy. Love.)
IAmNotReallyASpring - Apr 07, 2007 4:39:38 pm PDT #9602 of 10001
I think Freddy Quimby should walk out of here a free hotel
ION, catching up on BSG tonight. OMG Badger! (Slightly different accent, still totally slimy. Love.)
His accent on BSG was a remarkably authentic Irish accent; it was from north Dublin. Which makes it kind of a shame he used it on BSG.
sumi - Apr 07, 2007 4:41:42 pm PDT #9603 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!
Was it? He has family in Ireland, doesn't he?
There was a hilarious video blog on Scifi's BSG website - there is something about his voice that makes everything he says sound conspiratorial.