alleryHow did Webster's Third label the word ain't?
ANonstandard
BImproper
CIlliterate
DIncorrect
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Nonstandard
1. Webster's Third used a descriptive approach.
2. It labelled ain't as nonstandard.
3. Older prescriptive dictionaries used harsher terms like improper, incorrect or illiterate.
_Source: Wikipedia, Linguistic description, Descriptive versus prescriptive linguistics_
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