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Date Posted: 00:31:54 12/20/08 Sat GMT-5
Author: Roger
Author Host/IP: ppp1195.dsl.ontario.net / 209.159.184.179
Subject: Re: Contractions. When and when not to use them
In reply to: Lori 's message, "Re: Contractions. When and when not to use them" on 16:16:46 12/18/08 Thu GMT-5

I just meant you can fuckin' get away with anything these days.


>I put it in the external ones, too. Though as far as I
>know, there's no contraction for 'fuck'. Fu'k? F'ck?
>Fuc'.
>
>Lori
>
>>I mean, hell, Lori even puts the word 'fuck' in her
>>internal monologues.
>>
>>>I wish I knew what happened to the witty and
>extensive
>>>reply that i made to this question. Anyway, go with
>>>the sound. In fiction, you are often in the internal
>>>narrative of the narrator, and contractions are OK.
>If
>>>you are writing an annual report for a company, not
>so
>>>much.
>>>
>>>Roger
>>>
>>>
>>>>Myself, I think the only thing regulating when or
>not
>>>>to use contractions is the formality of the piece.
>>>>There's the emphasis issue, too -- 'I did not do
>>that'
>>>>is stronger than 'I didn't do that'. Possibly, in
>>>>fiction, the speaker's background, too.
>>>>
>>>>I'm a-goin' to post a Xmas thing. Soon.
>>>>
>>>>Cheers,
>>>>
>>>>Lori
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Probably no one will read this unil after
>Christmas,
>>>>>so I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas, or Merry
>>>>>Xmas, or Happy Holidays.
>>>>>
>>>>>Lately, Ive been considering contractions and when
>>>and
>>>>>when not to use them.
>>>>>Didn't versus did not
>>>>>could't
>>>>>wouldn't
>>>>>isn't etc.
>>>>>
>>>>>For instance, I have used - he did not intend,
>>>instead
>>>>>of - he didn't intend, to place a stronger emphasis
>>>on
>>>>>the 'not' but in other sentences I used didn't.
>>etc.
>>>>>
>>>>>Also what about they've, she'd, he'd and they'd
>>>>>which I think should only be used in dialogue.
>>>>>
>>>>>Comments?

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  • Re: The F word -- DianeG, 08:28:12 12/20/08 Sat GMT-5
  • Re: The F word -- Lori, 18:29:51 12/20/08 Sat GMT-5
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