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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Contraction of noun and verb

Hi

Is it okay to write:

This book's for you

lile this Bud's for you?
  

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Anonymous This book's for you No problem. Don't forget the period. John's late again!

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  • Anonymous This book's for you No problem.
  • Don't forget the period.
  • John's late again!
  • It's probably considered casual.
  • I'm not sure I'd use it in very formal writing.
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AnonymousThis book's for you
No problem. Don't forget the period.

John's late again!

It's probably considered casual. I'm not sure I'd use it in very formal writing.

We're talking about nouns as opposed to pronouns, right?
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