shine again for me.

[anamuan]

i want springtime to come back. T_T I know i know, i'm whiny

Comments

[iverin]

there is a very troubling lexical gap in english: the contraction of 'am not.' am't. I think we need it.

Oooooh, this is what "ain't" is for in Texas. XDDDD

[anamuan]

I thought "ain't" worked for all persons.

You ain't goin' out tonight.
I ain't goin' out tonight.
She ain't goin' out tonight.
They ain't goin' out tonight.
We ain't goin' out tonight.
(and so forth)

[iverin]

It's a very useful made-up hick word!

[anamuan]

well, it's more systematic. and fills a lexical gap in the standard!

but i will still prefer if there was one for english i use.

[iverin]

8D Then you should definitely use "am't". It's fun to say.

[anamuan]

I think i shall.

[anamuan]

i really wanted to work "am't" into that reply, but i couldn't make it work. ;_;

[4_03_am]

"I am't averse to that suggestion."

[anamuan]

you're better at this than i am. I'm so futsuu. :|

[iverin]

XDDDDDD Well I will be expecting to see it soon.

[anamuan]

I am't making any promises, but I'll try to do my best my work.

[iverin]

A+! <3!

[thinking_lotus]

It's "amn't," is it not?

I remember when my son first used it on his own, it was soooooo adorable and clever I couldn't bear to correct him. I guess I fail as a parent. I think he was 2 or 3.

otoh today he (nearly 11) used some word very cleverly but now I can't remember which. It was proper English, though.

Although, isn't "I'm not" the equivalent of "amn't"? I always wondered why nobody seemed to mention that.

[anamuan]

I. I suppose it is "amn't" to fit in with the rest of the English orthography. I didn't think to put the 'n' in because you'd never actually pronounce it with nasal place assimilation rules in english.

;jkfajl that's so cute.

Yes, it's the same meaning, i suppose, but it doesn't match the rest of the set. it made me sad. If i can say "I wasn't" i also want to be able to say "I amn't"