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Karen15 Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

You're / You are

Hello,

I have a question about abbreviation.

1. You are pretty.

2. You're pretty.

Is the second one wrong? Can you please give me examples where we're not allowed to abbreviate?

Thanks.

  

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Karen15 Is the second one wrong? No, not at all. Karen15 Can you please give me examples where we're not allowed to abbreviate?

— GPY

  • Karen15 Is the second one wrong?
  • No, not at all.
  • Karen15 Can you please give me examples where we're not allowed to abbreviate?
  • Contractions such as "you're" are not appropriate in formal written English.
  • Contractions are not used when emphasis on the contracted part is required.
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Karen15Is the second one wrong?

No, not at all.

Karen15Can you please give me examples where we're not allowed to abbreviate?

Contractions such as "you're" are not appropriate in formal written English.

Contractions are not used when emphasis on the contracted part is required. For example:

-- I'm not p

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