Why do people write "am" instead of "I am"?
I've seen many times that people write "Am" instead of "I am". When I first saw that, I thought it was incorrect, but now I believe it is not.
For example, the other day, someone wrote a comment that said the following:
"but am pointing out things that are actually correct"
Why didn't he wrote "But I am pointing out...." ?
I hope you can give me an explanation about this :)
Thank you!
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Câu trả lời · 13
3
It's a way of making sure the same words aren't used multiple times in the same sentence. Don't use more words than you have to!
2
"but" is linking to something before (even if it was a different sentence - a common error with "but"), so they have already used "I" and didn't want to repeat it again.
For example:
I'm not explaining it completely but (I) am covering the main points.
He is not here but am,
[NOT OK - because 'he' and 'I' are different]
I like it but (I) am just thinking about whether to buy it or not.
[OK - even though 'like' and 'am' are different]
2
I met a lot of people using 'Am'. And they are all the scammers from Nigeria.. so be careful when someone texting to you like that.
0
It should be "I'm" instead of "am" as it is the correct abbreviation for "I am". "Am" is not proper English.
0
Matt described it perfectly. You can even drop the second 'am'. "I am not trying..., but pointing..." or "I am not trying..., but I am pointing...".
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