The Kind Of Contraction That Produces A Laugh, Not A Baby

Last week, I was talking to my nephew Jake; the four year old. He was doing something I thought he shouldn't be, like pulling the cat's tail, so I said something like, "Jake. Don't pull on the cat's tail!"

He said, "I amn't"

"You're what?" I replied.

"I AMN'T!" he said louder.

"OK, fine," I muttered. "Just knock off whatever it was you were doing." I laughed to myself as I walked away, thinking he was quite clever to come up with his own word. We're just so used to hearing the same old, same old, aren't we?

do not = don't
will not = won't
can not = can't
Is not = isn't
are not = aren't

I think there's a new word on the block people, and his name is amn't.

I am not = I amn't