Contractions: which are common and which aren’t?

I’m sure a few folks won’t need all of what’s in today’s re-blog…

Three contractions in that last sentence aren’t so bad, eh? :-)

Stroppy Editor

Contractions – “you’re”, “we’ll”, “can’t”, “don’t” etc. – generally make language sound less formal, and avoiding them makes it more formal.

Over the years, contractions have become more acceptable higher up the formality spectrum. This is part of a general shift that’s been going on for decades: styles of language that were once firmly seen as casua...

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Published on March 12, 2016 10:27
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