Post #1414692
2026-03-31 14:49 UTC
Yes. There is none so zealous as the converted. I remember my grandfather being proud that Scots soldiers were the bravest, toughest fighters in the British colonial wars.
I'm a life-long Canadian and fell no real connection to Scots history or culture, but I do enjoy the little Scots turns of phrase that turn up in my language now and then.
@bodhipaksa @stancarey
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@hewer_of_code@mstdn.ca 2026-03-31 15:07
@hamishb @bodhipaksa @stancarey I've been aware of "amn't" as a contraction of "am not" for a while, but I've never heard it used. The word "ain't" is also a contraction of "am not", but it has been banned as slang since I was a child. I have to wonder if the prohibition on "amn't" is an extension of the prohibition on "ain't". "Aren't" as the first person contraction apparently is a result of the fact that "an't" (another variant of "ain't") and "aren't" have the same pronunciation in certain dialects of English.