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She's been very ill, but week by week she's getting better.
So she's getting better every day, from the day she started being sick.
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Fortunately.
So I'm right, ain't I?
Can I say that actually? I mean: ain't I?
Is that the same as: am I not?
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So I'm right, ain't I?
Can I say that actually? I mean: ain't I?
Is that the same as: am I not?
To be sure, there are those who frown on ain't I, but it is widely used as a colloquial expression.

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So I'm right, ain't I?
Can I say that actually? I mean: ain't I?
Is that the same as: am I not?
You can say it three ways:
So I'm right, am I not?
So I'm right, , aren't I?

So I'm right, ain't I? (This one is thought to be colloquial by some, though it is very common in spoken English. It is less acceptable in written)
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