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I'm I'm  

Contraction of I am.

Our Living Language Speakers of some scattered varieties of American English sometimes use I'm instead of I've or I have in present perfect constructions, as in
 afraid of the dark, and my old roommate knows that. I was in the shower when she came home and decided to play a trick on me. She cut the power, and I totally freaked out! I thought I was home alone. I got out of the shower, grabbed a towel and tripped over a chair and fell down. Then I heard a noise and really got scared. She turned on the lights to discover me on the floor, ready to pull some major made-up karate karate: see martial arts.
karate

Martial art in which an attacker is disabled by crippling kicks and punches. Emphasis is on concentration of as much of the body's power as possible at the point and instant of impact.
 moves.
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Title Annotation:Celeb Moment
Publication:Girls' Life
Article Type:Brief Article
Date:Apr 1, 2005
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