Amn't I

It's 'probly' (local pronunciation)' a regional thing. I've never heard amn't I.

I've heard "amn't I " and must admit it doesn't flow well for me. As crazyH said its probably the three consonants together.

My mother always said 'I think not'. She said 'I don't think' was wrong as you do think. ! I always thought it was just one of her foibles but it does make sense

In everyday use here in Scotland, written and spoken form. Who said 'amn't I' is wrong?

I am grumpy, am not I?

But that's not the common word order for the last few words, is it? Wouldn't it be '...am I not?' (Though I confess I'd say '..aren't I')

Is it just dialect from your part of the world, FarNorth? I've lived in Essex, Yorkshire, and now the NE, and I've never heard anyone say 'amn't I'. I can't recall that I've ever seen it in Austen, either.

We don't say 'I amn't' either but at least we replace it with 'I'm not'.

I've wondered that too.....probably 3 consonants together?....mnt ?

Jane Austen and her contemporaries used it but I suppose we have altered it over time for easier vocal use in the lamentable way people are changing probably to 'prolly'.
I am grumpy, am not I?

I are grumpy, are not I? doesn't quite sound right does it but as a contraction it seems to work.

I suppose it's just how the English language has evolved.

I'm with you on this - I've always thought the Irish have this the right way.