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I can't say that I've ever seen the word "oughtn't" before. I get that it is a contraction of "ought" and "not", but it seems more difficult to say and the same
by izzydata 8y ago
I can't say that I've ever seen the word "oughtn't" before. I get that it is a contraction of "ought" and "not", but it seems more difficult to say and the same amount of characters.
- jfk13 8y agoSeems familiar enough to me (as a UK reader). Some dictionaries suggest it has become rare in North America, however.
- stordoff 8y agoI can't say I see it in text much, but it is fairly common in spoken UK English (though in my particular dialect it often gets further shortened to something approximating ough'n't).