@cedrusk: (A repost from 2023) Why don’t we say “I amn’t” in English, where did “ain’t” come from, and why is “amn’t” still common in Ireland? #hibernoenglish #gaeilge #irishlanguage #irishism #amnt #epenthesis #englishlanguage #davidcrystal

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rooney.tunes
Á 🇮🇪 🫆𖤓 :
You just summoned every Irish person that says amn’t
2025-05-29 07:32:55
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bigdaveyjoyce
ChangedOnceEvery7Days :
What do you mean do I love you?! Sure amn't I ridin' you and buying you chips?!
2025-05-29 00:27:57
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thehealingcusp
LJ Reiki & Seichem Master 💚 :
Thank you, I have always been corrected for saying amn't I 💚
2025-07-12 15:21:01
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mav12320
Mav123 :
As an Irish person I amn't a bit surprised by all this, 🤔 sure aren't we always right 😏🤣 Thank you Fadi 😇
2025-05-28 21:43:09
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the.weight.of.dreams
Ricky☠️ 🏴‍☠️ ⚔️ :
amn't is the main used term in ireland. took me years to realise it isn't the international strachey standard
2025-05-28 22:41:31
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kieranlamb0
Kieran Lamb223 :
in Scotland we say "amnt" "urny".
2025-06-18 19:33:36
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fredgryson
fgryson :
And the epenthetic vowel turns up in the Irish pronunciation of 'film' too.
2025-05-29 05:49:32
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_j.x.l.i.e.t_
J T :
the answer for any quirk of hiberno-english is ALWAYS the Irish language
2025-05-29 07:31:14
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molonedm
david moloney :
great explanation 💚
2025-07-01 13:48:45
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themightyt4
themightyt :
spend time in ireland we're constantly improving the English language
2025-05-29 05:41:07
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ruaisainmdom
Ruaisainmdom :
Fair play so few people know how to pronounce Sorcha even in Ireland.
2025-05-29 14:34:01
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louisereid902
I pulled the sword :
I have been battling being told amen’t was wrong for years. If you could cover ‘outwith’ I would die happy 😆
2025-05-28 22:26:29
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becrystalstudio
becrystalstudio :
That's also why we pronounce 'film' as 'fil-im'. 😊
2025-05-29 06:04:04
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wiccanto
wiccanto 🇮🇪 :
Dublin here, I always said 'amn't' and 'amn't' I not
2025-05-29 00:35:34
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sundial99
Sundial :
Amniotic fluid damnit
2025-05-28 22:19:30
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eoghain.uifhloinn
Eoghain Uí fhLoinn :
not ament. pronounced amt. use it regularly
2025-05-29 09:58:29
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mampersandy
Mandy 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 :
In Scotland we say “int i”, “am urny”, “am no”
2025-05-29 19:58:52
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cupantae3
cupán tae :
well done sir for pronouncing the Irish names correctly while other countries make a complete mess of these words while you said them without loosing a breath well done 🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪
2025-05-28 23:21:11
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jessikvv9t6
Jay du Bois 🌻 :
Wow...and when I was studying abroad and said Amn't I...everyone corrected me and said 'Am I not' 🙄 I still say amn't I 😃
2025-05-29 12:48:47
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em.krem
Em :
I remember learning amn't wasn't universal years ago when it kept getting underlined by spellcheck—I googled how to spell it, thinking I was just spelling it wrong. It was kind of a starting point for me learning about Hiberno-English and its roots in Gaeilge.
2025-05-29 00:51:12
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loushark0
Lou Shark :
We say it in Ireland. I amn't going to school today.
2025-05-29 06:05:10
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shanbo88
shanbo88 :
Between this and the 'habitual be', I'm starting to realise we have a pretty unique dialect of English in Ireland 😂 Thank for the info bud!
2025-05-31 09:58:07
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thatlassie
ThatLassie :
in Scotland some of us say "am urny" for i am not 😅
2025-05-29 23:32:25
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saoirsemeansfreedom
Saoirsemeansfreedom :
Why haven’t I seen you on my fyp in actual yrs? 🤣 😯 wow. I still hear amn’t on the daily n I use the word aren’t in the daily, 🤣 hey 👋 from Cork in Ireland🇮🇪🙌
2025-05-28 22:54:43
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