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The phrase "am honest" is not correct in standard written English.
It can be used in a sentence where the subject is implied, but it typically requires a subject pronoun for clarity.
Example: "I am honest about my feelings."
Alternatives: "I tell the truth" or "I am truthful."
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am honest
adjective
Scrupulous with regard to telling the truth; not given to swindling, lying, or fraud; upright.
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I am honest.
Yes, if I am honest.
It is because I am honest.
He's a genius if I am honest.
"I find that very bemusing, if I am honest".
"At least I am honest about it," he shrugged.
"I only scored three goals; I am honest," he said.
I am honest, but my brain is lying to me.
If I am honest, the results were patchy.
"If I am honest, no one," the manager said, frowning.
"If I am honest, I wrote it for those who died," she said.
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