Contractions are when words are shortened by omitting some parts of the words and fusing them with other words. We use contractions a lot more in our speech than while writing. It has just become the way we speak and converse. Though the speech patterns and style of youngsters and seniors differ greatly, yet usage of contractions can be found in both. Americans are known for their love for them.
Some of the most common contractions are:
Contractions in Formal Writing
We use contractions on daily basis but you will rarely come across them in formal writing. However, things are changing now and you can find them sprinkled here and there in a copy. This is mainly due to In informal and personal letters, we can make use of contractions and slangs but rarely in formal exchange (written and spoken). If ever contractions are used in formal writing it is within quotes. For example, in a novel or a story, to express a protagonist’s feelings, a writer may use a sentence with contracted form of words within the quotes. But not otherwise!
The easiest way of using contractions is to put an apostrophe wherever you miss the letters. For example:
Contracted Words without an ‘apostrophe’
Contractions not only make conversations casual but also crisper. Colloquial speech is full of contracted words and are used very commonly – gonna (going to), wanna (want to), gotcha (got you), lemme (let me), gimme (give me), gotta (got to), kinda (kind of) etc are a few examples. These are confined to informal speech and are avoided altogether in written or formal communication.
Contraction is important part to our speech and its usage suprisingly conveys the message a bit faster.
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