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Grammar

abreviation

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00a/ 01b00This's02b00 (this is)02br
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00b/ 01b00These're 02b00(these are)02br
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00c/ 01b00Those're02b00 (those are)02br
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00d/01b00 That's02b00 (that is)02br
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00Thanks02br
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0Yes, if you are recording or creating spoken dialogue or direct quotation.0-
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0How about in writing?02br
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00What's the standard?02br
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0Such 01u00contractions02u00 (not 'abbreviations') are used only to represent spoken pronunciation. Any but the most casual writing should employ the fully written-out forms: 01i00this is, these are,02i00 etc.0-
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0 The only one of your contractions that you will see with any kind of regularity in informal written English is 01b00that's.02b00 0-
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0So there you are!02br
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0 I've never seen this's used anywhere, even to represent dialogue. It's not a realistic contraction as you still have to say 'this is' to say it. 0-
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