I'mn't

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Etymology edit

I'm +‎ -n't

Contraction edit

I'mn't

(rare, nonstandard) Contraction of I am not.
- 1991 July 19, Life..., “Data Contractions--So what?”, in rec.arts.startrek‎^[1] (Usenet), retrieved 2022-06-13:
  I'mn't sure you can use a system like that. Some contractions aren't legal, and sometimes you do not use a contraction in order to emphasize what you are saying. Sometimes two contractions can be formed in a sentence, and you need to know which one to use.
- 2001 January 3, Vladimir Korostelev, “Russian National Anthem”, in soc.culture.russian‎^[2] (Usenet), retrieved 2022-06-13:
  Why people from Finland are so active in this forum? Finland isn't a part of Russia already for almost a hundred years! What they are doing here? I know no Russians who would be concerned about Finland and no groups where the Russians would give the suggestions to Finns (I'mn't even sure about the correct spelling of Fin in plural -- another evidence that I don't care about 'em).
- 2002 November 16, robert, “I just invented the "double contraction"!”, in misc.education.language.english‎^[3] (Usenet), retrieved 2022-06-13:
  Now that I think of it, could somebody check to see that I am indeed the inventor of double contractions? And although I'mn't (I am not) trying to claim all the glory for this, if there's a possibility for a triple contraction, I invented those as well (at least in theory).
- 2006 December 10, Proginoskes, “JSH: Two proofs equals a lot of denial”, in alt.math.undergrad‎^[4] (Usenet), retrieved 2022-06-13:
  Just in case he removes that post, it was posted Sun, Dec 10, 2006, at 4:19 pm. Does anyone want to take any bets on whether Ullrich will still be teaching then? ((Later:)) I guess I'mn't the first one to ask that.
- 2009 August 21, Athel Cornish-Bowden, “mayn't”, in alt.usage.english‎^[5] (Usenet), retrieved 2022-06-13:
  I seem to recall that this very question was discussed and answered on one of the linguistics blogs in the past couple of months. It may have been on Language Log, but I'mn't sure. I think the answer was that it arose as a shortened form of "amn't I".