Found this street art at the corner of Madison Dr. and 7th. NW DC (the Smithsonian sculpture garden). Quick question: why is AINT quoted? Is this the artist name (note the lack of an apostrophe, suggesting this is not ain't).
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Curious. It could be the artist's name, or it might be some kind of signature tag, in-joke, or obscure reference.
It ain't ain't, as you point out, but the missing apostrophe might be as immaterial or as significant as the inverted commas and the underline.
Summary: mystery.
that would be in keeping with the culture of street artists too.
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