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Not sure, but it was always a no no. Good question. I think officially "Won't" is the acceptable contraction for will not. Not sure there is one for am not?
I think most times we would use is not/isn't for the instances where "ain't would be tempting to use. Not sure.
I live in the Deep South and I ain't heard any problem here with ain't. Cuz there ain't no problem with ain't, near's I kin tell. Why should there be?
I once read that the English language was determined to be the most difficult language in the world to learn conversation, let alone master. Too many coloqulisms, dialects, jargon, etc. And there are quite a few pronunciation inconsistancies, too.
Ain't is one of those that can be used different ways : "I ain't going" for "I'm not going," and "It ain't workin'" for "It isn't working" just for a couple of examples.
I ain't too sure 'bout that. I don't think "ain't" is supposed to be a contraction only for "am not." I've heard it used and used it myself in many ways. But, I am selective as to the environment where I use "ain't"... because it's use has been, in my opinion wrongly, classified as basilectal, sullied and generally used by lesser educate peoples. Does anyone have a grip on the origin? Remember the infamous quote from Lewis Carroll? “If it was so, it might be; and if it were so, it would be; but as it isn’t, it ain’t. That’s logic.”
ain't: From the earlier form an’t, a contraction of “are not” and “am not”. Historically, it was present in many dialects of the English language, but not that of southeast England, which became the standard.
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