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I came across this sentence in an e book. "Why aren't I afraid?" Is this the proper way to phrase the question?

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  • Yes, indeed, it is. – pazzo Jun 01 '15 at 12:29
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    Possible duplicate of I'm right, aren't I? and others, including http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/34452/is-arent-i-correct-grammar and http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/29299/why-aint-i-and-arent-i-instead-of-amnt-i – pazzo Jun 01 '15 at 12:37
  • "More correct" would be "Why am I not afraid?", but that doesn't flow off the tongue nearly as smoothly. (I've occasionally reflected that English strangely lacks the contraction "amn't".) – Hot Licks Jun 01 '15 at 12:49

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Yes. It is an exception: I am not in questions traditionally changes to aren't I. Present-day usage tends to forget about this rule.

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