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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
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I'm writing a short story that takes place in the mildly stereotypical Old West, and I was wondering what is the correct way to write "lil" as in "Well, ain't you a pretty lil thang?" I was thinking of something along the lines of li'l but wasn't sure.
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Yes, that's right: the elided letters (except for the final 'e') are marked by the apostrophe. com /
- Yes, that's right: the elided letters (except for the final 'e') are marked by the apostrophe.
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Yes, that's right: the elided letters (except for the final 'e') are marked by the apostrophe. The word does have a famous authenticator: http://www.lil-abner.com/
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