Talk:Amn't

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[edit] Formed by analogy

Is there any evidence that amn't I formed "by analogy with" (and hence after) aren't you / isn't it? An alternative theory is that all three formed at the same time, along with shan't, hasn't, weren't, etc; with amn't I>an't I>ain't I>aren't I as later evolution in standard Englishes. jnestorius^(talk) 22:10, 9 November 2006 (UTC)

I have edited the text to remove the suggestion that it came after (i.e. I have removed the word "analogy"). I also added a bit about standard English equivalents of "I amn't" and "amn't I", but now I wonder ... Maybe my new sentence should either have "ain't" added, or be deleted! Snalwibma 00:54, 10 November 2006 (UTC)

I've added the "ain't" versions. 4.235.117.133 01:27, 10 November 2006 (UTC)