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  1. 30-Jan-2012, 16:47 #1
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    Default Aren't I?

    I just read in Michael Swan's book that the question tag for I am is aren't I ?" For example, I am late, aren't I?. I wanted to know if it's very common with native speakers? For I've been using am I not? to mean that.
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    Default Re: Aren't I?

    'Am I not?' is very formal. We normally use 'aren't I?'
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    Context is always important; labelling is rarely important.

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