Re: Why "aren't I"?


"Brian M. Scott" <b.scott@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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On Thu, 29 Jun 2006 11:37:18 -0500, me <noreply@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote in <2lTog.11118$f76.3399@dukeread06">news:2lTog.11118$f76.3399@dukeread06> in sci.lang:

Nathan wrote:

Thomas Carter wrote:

Anybody know why and how the usage of "aren't I" became common place,
rather than the expected "am I not"?

We want a contraction, but we're afraid to use ain't.

Why not "amn't I"?:-)

Some dialects use it; even more did once. I believe that
it's still found in Scotland.

And Ireland.

Regards,
Ekkehard


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