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Why do Irish people say ‘amn’t’?
Episode 1082
Friday, 20 June, 2025

There are lots of things we say and do that are that little bit different on this island.A particularly noticeable one is our use of the word ‘amn’t’.So are we just saying it wrong or why is it that we don’t say aren’t or ain’t like most of the English speaking world?Fadi Boukaram posts about language as ‘Cedrusk’ on Instagram and he’s been speaking about this recently. He joins Seán to discuss.Image: Dictionary.com