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Actualizado en 26 sep 2018

riceeater00

27 ago 2018

Coreano

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Inglés (US)
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Por favor muéstrame oraciones como ejemplos con "Aren't I? " I think this is grammatically incorrect, but why is this used? . Dime tantas expresiones diarias como sea posible.

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Chicken42

27 ago 2018

Inglés (US)
Persa Casi fluido

"Aren't I?" is a grammatically incorrect and informal expression, but it's still used when you want someone to agree with you about yourself.
Examples:
-"I'm very smart, aren't I?"
-"I'm quick when it comes to running, aren't I?"

riceeater00

27 ago 2018

Coreano

@Chicken42 Thank you. So is this inappropriate when speaking formal?

HoneyBeaaaaa

27 ago 2018

Inglés (US)

Aren't I:
1. Seeking an answer to make sure of something (related to yourself)
2. Can be used in a way that the other person doesn't have to answer
(Usually used to brag)

Examples for 1
- "I'm smart, aren't I?"
- "Aren't I pretty?"

Examples for 2
- "Aren't I so cool?" (In this case, the other person wouldn't answer)
- "I'm amazing, aren't I?"

riceeater00

27 ago 2018

Coreano

@HoneyBeaaaaa Thank you so much for letting me know about the nuance it has

Chicken42

28 ago 2018

Inglés (US)
Persa Casi fluido

@riceeater00 Yes, it is inappropriate. :)

Alanbp

23 sep 2018

Inglés (US)

@riceeater00

Aren't can be used to represent

(1) "are not" or

(2) it can represent "am not" JUST IN QUESTIONS. Am I not? --> Aren't I?

For QUESTIONS ONLY this is used in replace of "ain't", the alternative contraction of "am not" which is now considered improper English.

Am I not? is the non contracted form of both "aren't I?" or "ain't I?"

Note that "ain't" is currently considered lower quality English and the way you would imagine a hillbilly or uneducated person to speak. There are a few set expressions that commonly use ain't, but I would advise you to probably avoid using "ain't" if you want to avoid risking sounding uneducated.

Aren't I? is the most commonly used out of those three choices.

riceeater00

25 sep 2018

Coreano

@Alanbp 고맙습니다. 덕분에 궁금한 걸 다 알게됐어요. (그런데 hillbilly라는 단어는 볼 때마다 재밌다고 생각했어요.)언제나 자세히 가르쳐 주셔서 감사합니다.

Alanbp

26 sep 2018

Inglés (US)

@riceeater00

Here's an example of some of the speech from people who might be considered to talk like a hillbilly.

https://youtu.be/03iwAY4KlIU

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Por favor muéstrame oraciones como ejemplos con "Aren't I? " I think this is grammatically incorrect, but why is this used? . Dime tantas expresiones diarias como sea posible. See a translation

"Aren't I?" is a grammatically incorrect and informal expression, but it's still used when you want someone to agree with you about yourself.Examples:-"I'm very smart, aren't I?"-"I'm quick when it comes to running, aren't I?"

@riceeater00 Yes, it is inappropriate. :)

@riceeater00 Here's an example of some of the speech from people who might be considered to talk like a hillbilly.https://youtu.be/03iwAY4KlIU

Por favor muéstrame oraciones como ejemplos con "Aren't I? " I think this is grammatically incorrect, but why is this used? . Dime tantas expresiones diarias como sea posible.

"Aren't I?" is a grammatically incorrect and informal expression, but it's still used when you want someone to agree with you about yourself.
Examples:
-"I'm very smart, aren't I?"
-"I'm quick when it comes to running, aren't I?"

@riceeater00

Here's an example of some of the speech from people who might be considered to talk like a hillbilly.

https://youtu.be/03iwAY4KlIU