𝕁ames was passing by the bar on the way home from work when he saw his good friend Tim gulping down one drink after another. Fearing the worst, James ran into the bar and confronted Tim.
"Tim, what's going on?" James asked.
"It's my wife, Sybil," Tim answered, gulping down another glass. "She ran off with my best friend!"
"Wait a minute," said James, "aren't I your best friend?"
"Not any more," Tim said with a happy smile. "That guy is!"
James uses the contracted question form "aren't I?" We can consider this the same as a question tag: "I'm your best friend, aren't I?" "Aren't I" is the contraction of "am I not?"
"Tim, what's going on?" James asked.
"It's my wife, Sybil," Tim answered, gulping down another glass. "She ran off with my best friend!"
"Wait a minute," said James, "aren't I your best friend?"
"Not any more," Tim said with a happy smile. "That guy is!"
James uses the contracted question form "aren't I?" We can consider this the same as a question tag: "I'm your best friend, aren't I?" "Aren't I" is the contraction of "am I not?"
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