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Liveinjapan Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

Ann will / Ann'll

1i00Ann'll help us organize the party.02i02br
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00This is from my book. Which is natural to say 01i00Ann will02i00 or 01i00Ann'll?02i02br
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0 In the spoken word, the contraction occurs naturally and often. I would 01b 00never02b 00 use it in written form, unless quoting a person in conversation. 0-

— Philip

  • 0 In the spoken word, the contraction occurs naturally and often.
  • I would 01b 00never02b 00 use it in written form, unless quoting a person in conversation.
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0 In the spoken word, the contraction occurs naturally and often. I would 01b00never02b00 use it in written form, unless quoting a person in conversation. 0-
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0 I would not use contraction 01b00with names of persons02b00 in writing. 0-
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01cite10Liveinjapan12cite10Which is natural to say 11i10Ann will12i10 or 11i10Ann'll?12i12blockquote
10Both are ok to say. But only the first, without the contraction, is ok to write. I mean, you'll rarely see contractions used that way in common writing. Contractions in (not formal)
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01cite10Liveinjapan12cite10Which is natural to say 11i10Ann will12i10 or 11i10Ann'll?12i12blockquote
10 Both are natural to 01b00say02b00. Comments have already been made and cautions given regarding formal writing.02br
00Names that end in 
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01cite10CalifJim12cite12br
10I'd never say 11i10Irma'll do it12i10, for example, or 11i10Lil'll do it12i10.11b10I almost bit my tongue.15012b12br
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10Thank you all!02br
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00Got it!010id1
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