Amn't I?

Biggins

GizAGoOfYerGee wrote: »

Today, an American corrected me for saying "Amn't I?", as it is "bad English", apparently.

I pondered for a second and then told the American to feck off as "amn't" is in common usage in Ireland. Just as "Y'all" and "Ain't" are in use in America. And yes, I have heard this American saying "Y'all" before. Feckin' hypocrite!

Anyway, I'm right, amn't I? I know it should be "aren't", but from time to time, I say "amn't".
Does any one here say "amn't"? Maybe I'm just old.
And FECK the crisis. This is a very important issue!

I would have told them to feck off - if only for one reason alone.
They should learn the meaning of english too!

When they say "Mission accomplished" - it should actually mean it and not just "We are attempting to leave behind a hell of a mess while we scamper home with our tails between our legs!"

They can't afford to give out about wording at all, at all!!!

Johro

F#ck 'em. They say 'To boldly go..'
To split infinity and beyond.

johnnyskeleton

GizAGoOfYerGee wrote: »

Today, an American corrected me for saying "Amn't I?", as it is "bad English", apparently.

I pondered for a second and then told the American to feck off as "amn't" is in common usage in Ireland. Just as "Y'all" and "Ain't" are in use in America. And yes, I have heard this American saying "Y'all" before. Feckin' hypocrite!

Anyway, I'm right, amn't I? I know it should be "aren't", but from time to time, I say "amn't".

Does any one here say "amn't"? Maybe I'm just old.

And FECK the crisis. This is a very important issue!

I suppose the problem comes, not from the contraction, but from the way "Am not I" is incorrect word order in modern English and is somewhat of an anacronism. "Am I not" is the modern word order so the contraction implies the older word order. I suppose if you put it like this:

"I do not like cheese" or "I don't like cheese" are both correct word order so there is no problem with the contraction.

Having said all that, I use "Amn't" in conversation but I would never use it, nor "Am not I" in writing.

Scuid Mhór

i use both and an american called me out for using 'amn't i' and i just didn't know what to do.

Killer Pigeon

Americans, they always think that they're smarter than everyone else ... and they kinda are.

Biggins

Killer Pigeon wrote: »

Americans, they always think that they're smarter than everyone else ... and they kinda are.

Aaa no.
Not any worse, just not any better.

e2e

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

In addition

As you've seen this is my first post on this forum.
My English isn't as good as yours but I hope you will get used to it.:)

Here is my question.

I've read that "amnae" is equal to "am not" as well.
Would you explain it for me.
And gimme an example please!

Thanks

Larianne

That's scottish speak there.

AntiMatter

e2e wrote: »

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

In addition

As you've seen this is my first post on this forum.
My English isn't as good as yours but I hope you will get used to it.:)

Here is my question.

I've read that "amnae" is equal to "am not" as well.
Would you explain it for me.
And gimme an example please!

Thanks

I think it's more Scottish than Irish.

Merry Christmas and welcome to Boards.

Novella

I have never in my life said "amn't I". I think it sounds ridiculous, sorry!

FreudianSlippers

Novella wrote: »

I have never in my life said "amn't I". I think it sounds ridiculous, sorry!

Agreed, it's a stupid thing to say.

RoyalMarine

Americans also say "I could care less" rather than saying "I couldn't care less"

Cormac2791

amn't i!! =]

BraziliaNZ

My Canadian ex-wife used to give me grief over "amn't", hehe

kowloon

BraziliaNZ wrote: »

My Canadian ex-wife used to give me grief over "amn't", hehe

Overreacting a bit, but she did need to be put in her place.

dsmythy

I say the guys who started to say come instead of cometh got some stick back in the way for not speaking right.

ashyle

The Master wrote: »

An American correcting bad English?

1) Ask him to say Soldering and Aluminium out loud
2) Laugh
3) Profit*




*There may be no profit

Americans say aluminum correctly :S http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aluminum#Etymology

Krusader

Speak in your own dialect, 'cause all the kids nowadays are using American phrases from watching too much Nickelodeon
Keep Hiberno-English alive!!

Bogsnorkler

Crosáidí wrote: »

Speak in your own dialect, 'cause all the kids nowadays are using American phrases from watching too much Nickelodeon
Keep Hiberno-English alive!!

I says ya, chalk it down.

e2e

What about an't instead of amn't?:)

PanicStations

This gives the full story on 'amn't'.

http://stancarey.wordpress.com/2014/03/04/amnt-i-glad-we-use-amnt-in-ireland/

Sir Arthur Daley

amnt this an old thread?

Hootanany

GizAGoOfYerGee wrote: »

Today, an American corrected me for saying "Amn't I?", as it is "bad English", apparently.

I pondered for a second and then told the American to feck off as "amn't" is in common usage in Ireland. Just as "Y'all" and "Ain't" are in use in America. And yes, I have heard this American saying "Y'all" before. Feckin' hypocrite!

Anyway, I'm right, amn't I? I know it should be "aren't", but from time to time, I say "amn't".

Does any one here say "amn't"? Maybe I'm just old.

And FECK the crisis. This is a very important issue!

Nice punctuation

JuliusCaesar

Oh for heaven's sake.

Amn't I = Am not I = Am I not - derives from "I am"/ "I am not"

Amn't I alive and kicking? = Am not I alive and kicking = Am I not alive and kicking?




Aren't I = Are not I = Are I not - derives fro "I are" WHA'????
Of course amn't I is more correct, but the dialectical use of 'aren't I' in English as spoken in England has taken over. But we're still right!

(or should I say, "We am still right")

ScumLord

I have a friend (in his 50's) that is a talker, I always laugh when he tells English people that Hiberno English is a more correct form of English than modern British English. He maintains that Hiberno English is a more true and unpolluted form of English and he's always so convincing that any English person he tells this to ends up agreeing with him.

Precious flower

Ugh if there is one word I depise it's that! It sounds ugly and it's wrong! Thankfully, my parents had the sense to move to England, so I learned to speak correctly! *Smug Face*

MS.ing

innit

"I was just in the shop innit"



people are weird innit

its like some random (illiterate version of speach init) decided to randomly use a word init, at the end of a sentance...kind of like a tic

MS.ing

kind of

sort of

the list goes on. but communication is communication, as long as people understand wha chu mean then thats all that matters....................


init

Wompa1

Corvus Maximus wrote: »

Fcuk! That Yank has little to worry about.

You're right there, boss! You'd swear he never heard a Mick talk before

COYVB

The Master wrote: »

An American correcting bad English?

1) Ask him to say Soldering and Aluminium out loud
2) Laugh
3) Profit*




*There may be no profit

If you ask an American to say aluminium out loud they'll say aluminium

However the word they use for aluminium is aluminum. it's not a mispronunciation, it's a different word