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Stop Writing ‘am’. It Is ”I'm’ by Divepen1(m): 8:08am On Aug 09, 2015
I was going to hibernate as I landed on this hard bed when I tried to snoop at some pages and blogs with hope that I would snooze off as I go through the articles and stories.
That was when I noticed that many people have started replacing the phrase I am with 'am'.
Please am is a verb which is used after the personal pronoun ' I'; there by, making the combination a noun phrase.
Am is an auxiliary verb for God sake and not you.
Or a character in a story.
I'm sure many have written it in exams and interviews.

I'm enjoining you to stop.
Many started using it online, saying it's just in the informal setting but it's affecting them now.
Correct it while you still can
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https://litehelp./2015/08/08/stop-writing-am-it-is-im/

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Re: Stop Writing ‘am’. It Is ”I'm’ by Nobody: 8:26am On Aug 09, 2015
Was guilty of that buh thanks op
Re: Stop Writing ‘am’. It Is ”I'm’ by slap1(m): 10:18am On Aug 09, 2015
I'm tired of reading that. It's a major pet peeve for me. Thankfully, it doesn't annoy me anymore.
Re: Stop Writing ‘am’. It Is ”I'm’ by harjibolar10(m): 10:24am On Aug 09, 2015
I was guilty of such, but thanks to my phone auto-correct, which always correct my....


Thanks boss
Re: Stop Writing ‘am’. It Is ”I'm’ by Divepen1(m): 12:06pm On Aug 09, 2015
onomeglo:
Was guilty of that buh thanks op
Welcome
Re: Stop Writing ‘am’. It Is ”I'm’ by Divepen1(m): 12:07pm On Aug 09, 2015
slap1:
I'm tired of reading that. It's a major pet peeve for me. Thankfully, it doesn't annoy me anymore.
Abi ooo
Re: Stop Writing ‘am’. It Is ”I'm’ by Divepen1(m): 12:08pm On Aug 09, 2015
harjibolar10:
I was guilty of such, but thanks to my phone auto-correct, which always correct my....


Thanks boss
Good to have such.
Re: Stop Writing ‘am’. It Is ”I'm’ by BobUg28(m): 2:01pm On Aug 09, 2015
OP...Thanks for the piece. Before I hardly spot the difference between the two words.

I always take it that "I'm" is the contraction of "Am" meanwhile I don't that there's a vast difference between the two words
Re: Stop Writing ‘am’. It Is ”I'm’ by Divepen1(m): 2:05pm On Aug 09, 2015
BobUg28:
OP...Thanks for the piece. Before I hardly spot the difference between the two words.

I always take it that "I'm" is the contraction of "Am" meanwhile I don't that there's a vast difference between the two words
You are welcome I'm happy you learnt something
Re: Stop Writing ‘am’. It Is ”I'm’ by sholay2011(m): 3:11pm On Aug 09, 2015
Not guilty of such but nevertheless, nice thread.
Re: Stop Writing ‘am’. It Is ”I'm’ by Nobody: 4:04pm On Aug 09, 2015
Thanks for the correction,will surely make amendments.
Re: Stop Writing ‘am’. It Is ”I'm’ by Divepen1(m): 4:40pm On Aug 09, 2015
sholay2011:
Not guilty of such but nevertheless, nice thread.
thanks
Re: Stop Writing ‘am’. It Is ”I'm’ by Divepen1(m): 4:40pm On Aug 09, 2015
prettydiva89:
Thanks for the correction,will surely make amendments.
sure you will

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