Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Wait a second

How come there's no contraction for "am not"?

is + not = isn't

are + not = aren't

am + not = am not

I amn't going to stand for this.
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9 comments:

  1. Kristina P.March 31, 2010 at 6:32 PM

    Love it. I fully suport this endeavor.

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  2. Jules AFMarch 31, 2010 at 7:02 PM

    ain't... DUH.

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  3. AlisonMarch 31, 2010 at 7:35 PM

    What about "won't?" It gets pretty close.

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  4. MeganMarch 31, 2010 at 8:38 PM

    Damn't. Why ain't amn't a word???

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  5. BearMarch 31, 2010 at 10:43 PM

    where do you come up with this stuff?

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  6. DaveApril 1, 2010 at 3:16 AM

    Megan! Ha, I amn't kidding. That was too funny. Wait wouldn't that be I'mn't kidding?

    So here's one I heard yesterday from the mouth of Mr. Obama's Deputy Press Sec'y: "They oughtn't be surprised.". Use that three times today so it becomes part of your vocab.

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  7. Andy BourneApril 1, 2010 at 8:14 AM

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  8. Hulme Family AwesomenessApril 6, 2010 at 4:09 PM

    Dani- you seriously crack me up! I think I'm going to try and use amn't in a sentence today!

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  9. Andy BourneApril 7, 2010 at 10:08 AM

    I heard a girl say that we "ought be better people." I thought to myself that the first step was to use "to" in that sentence.

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