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A collection of some classic Lemmy memes for your enjoyment
Ain't has been around since 1749, with an't and in't preceding it. It seems to have always been associated with the common people, and familiar/colloquial talk. Dickens used it a lot for that reason.
Aren't to an't makes perfect sense among people who don't pronounce their rs like certain Brits (non-rhotic).
And isn't to in't, and haven't/hasn't to hasn't are certainly no more difficult elisions to understand than Worcestershire or Cholmondly, although those have kept their spelling because they're names.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ain%27t