Am instead of I am?

Hi,

I wonder: is it correct to use 'am' instead of I am? Do english natives really prefer using am in informal English?

Do you mean something like this?



A: Are you ready for dinner?

B: Yes, am.



No, we don't talk that way at all.



Clive

Yes, that is exactly what I meant... I usually get lots of email where I can read something like this:

am from the United States
am 28 yrs old
am Dorris, am Jake

But I have never learned about usin

Hi,

I think what you are hearing is the contracted form of 'I am', which is I'm.

eg

I'm from the United States

I'm 28 yrs old

I'm Dorris.

I'm Jake



We say this all the time



Clive.

I know what you mean. It is about reduced sounds, weak forms of English words. But this is not this case. It is not about spoken English but about written English...

Hi,
I have never seen any reduced forms in written English, and your examples "look" odd to me:
Am Jack, from the US

I don't think that's possible even in informal English on the internet, but I'm not sure (you never know what teenagers can type online these days).

In spoken English though it's possible to leave out certain words or syllables. It's called "ell