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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary
Don't, can't, isn't
I wanted to know if I should always avoid contractions in formal texts or if there are acceptable contractions.
Because sometimes it looks and sounds very odd not to use them...
For instance:
I do not know it...
I cannot do it...
It does not mean that...
It is not so...
Thank you very much for your help.
Because sometimes it looks and sounds very odd not to use them...
For instance:
I do not know it...
I cannot do it...
It does not mean that...
It is not so...
Thank you very much for your help.
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" That being said, sometimes writing out the whole words each time can begin to sound cumbersome and unnatural. It's not absolutely wrong to use contractions in formal writing.
- " That being said, sometimes writing out the whole words each time can begin to sound cumbersome and unnatural.
- It's not absolutely wrong to use contractions in formal writing.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contraction_(grammar)#English says, "These contractions are commonly used in speech and in informal writing, though tend to be avoided in more formal writing."
That being said, sometimes writing out the whole words each time can begin to sound cumbersome and
That being said, sometimes writing out the whole words each time can begin to sound cumbersome and
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