Old Nick asked (was it only yesterday)? Do you mean she said it in statements? She said "I aren't/aunt at home"? Or are you thinking of a particular pronunciation?

What she said, from memory, was "amt". As in "I amt (am not) going to the shops today". But I don't think she used it in any other position, i.e. she wouldn't have said "I'm fey today, amt (aren't) I?"

But 40 years ago is a long time, and my memory, like most, is fickle!

Oh, and MaxQ is quite right about the usual pronounciation here. Ahnt you, Max?


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