were·n't

[wurnt, wur-uhnt]
contraction of were not: Weren't you surprised?

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weren't (wɜːnt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
contraction of
were not

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Weren't is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
Example sentences
And these people say that the weavers would be quite well off if only they
  weren't so lazy.
Such pets weren't limited to dogs and cats but included baboons, monkeys, and
  gazelles.
Those in the study weren't entirely blind before the therapy.
Comments left in the visitors' book weren't as harsh.
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