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Grammarholic Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
Mac ‘n’ cheese
If the letters ‘a’ and ‘d’ are omitted from ‘and’, as in ‘macaroni and cheese’, is it correct to use ‘n’ to represent the elided letters in “macaroni ‘n’ cheese"?
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‘n’ for "and" looks very casual and is not widely appropriate. If in doubt, avoid it. “macaroni ‘n’ cheese" looks like a menu item from a cheap eating place.
- ‘n’ for "and" looks very casual and is not widely appropriate.
- If in doubt, avoid it.
- “macaroni ‘n’ cheese" looks like a menu item from a cheap eating place.
- To me it looks a bit naff.
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‘n’ for "and" looks very casual and is not widely appropriate. If in doubt, avoid it. “macaroni ‘n’ cheese" looks like a menu item from a cheap eating place. To me it looks a bit naff.
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