Sunday, December 1, 2019

Contractions

Okay I do use contractions, and sometimes I think over using them can reveal a lazy writer.  I do use them at times when my character is using dialogue with an accent.  What other contractions have you come across not on the list?   



I I'm
I am
I'll
I will
I'd
I would
I've
I have
I'd
I had
you you're
you are
you'll
you will
you'd
you would
you've
you have
you'd
you had
he he's
he is
he'll
he will
he'd
he would
he's
he has
he'd
he had
she she's
she is
she'll
she will
she'd
she would
she's
she has
she'd
she had
it it's (or 'tis)
it is
it'll
it will
it'd
it would
it's
it has
it'd
it had
we we're
we are
we'll
we will
we'd
we would
we've
we have
we'd
we had
they they're
they are
they'll
they will
they'd
they would
they've
they have
they'd
they had
that that's
that is
that'll
that will
that'd
that would
that's
that has
that'd
that had
who who's
who is
who'll
who will
who'd
who would
who's
who has
who'd
who had
what what's/what're
what is/what are
what'll
what will
what'd
what would
what's
what has
what'd
what had
where where's
where is
where'll
where will
where'd
where would
where's
where has
where'd
where had
when when's
when is
when'll
when will
when'd
when would
when's
when has
when'd
when had
why why's
why is
why'll
why will
why'd
why would
why's
why has
why'd
why had
how how's
how is
how'll
how will
how'd
how would
how's
how has
how'd
how had




WORDS DOUBLE CONTRACTION
she would have she'd've (colloquial)
it is not 'tisn't (archaic)



WORDS (odd ones) CONTRACTION
of o'
of the clock o'clock
madam ma'am
never-do-well ne'er-do-well
cat-of-nine-tails cat-o'-nine-tails
jack-of-the-lantern jack-o'-lantern
will-of-the-wisp will-o'-the-wisp
it was 'twas (archaic)


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