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5Likes- 14-Oct-2011, 00:52 #1
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am I not ? Is "am I not" the question tag in the sentence "I am an interesting person"?
- 14-Oct-2011, 01:06 #2
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Teacher Re: am I not ? Yes.
- 14-Oct-2011, 01:33 #3
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Re: am I not ? "Aren't I" is also possible, isn't it?
Originally Posted by riquecohen 
- 14-Oct-2011, 05:24 #4
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Teacher Re: am I not ? Yes. Originally Posted by ~Mav~
- 14-Oct-2011, 11:10 #5
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Teacher Re: am I not ? Indeed, 'aren't I?' is far more common in all but fairly formal writing and very formal speech in BrE.
- 14-Oct-2011, 11:18 #6
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Teacher Re: am I not ? 
and indeed "'n'I?". 'Am I not?' is often used to sound extremely formal: 'I am right - am I not? - in supposing that you made no attempt to ...'.
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- 14-Oct-2011, 17:48 #7
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Re: am I not ? I believe "Am I not?" is colloquial in North East England, but I could be wrong
- 14-Oct-2011, 19:04 #8
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Teacher Re: am I not ? "Amn't I" is very common in Ireland and parts of Scotland, perhaps it's also used in north east England. Originally Posted by Curt Jugg I believe "Am I not?" is colloquial in North East England, but I could be wrong
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