Does there exist a short form of I am not?
I'm not or I amn't or I am not?
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3I'm not, or I am not. Please also see ell.se. In English, amn't is only used in some Scottish dialects, I believe; see here – jimsug May 11 '14 at 13:23
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1possible duplicate of What does "ain't" mean?. Also note this answer - I ain't saying it's definitely right, but apparently @nohat says *ain't started life as a contraction of both am not and are not* – FumbleFingers May 11 '14 at 14:16
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4I'm not. Inverted aren't I is standard, but **I aren't* is not. I ain't is nonstandard but generally recognized. In some dialects I amn't is possible, but not generally. – May 11 '14 at 14:29