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Dima  +  18086 Sun, 04 Jan 04 04:09 PM
Hi,
Can you please tell me what are contractions?
Thanks.
Dima
Joined on Fri, Jan 2 2004
Lebanon
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Pemmican  +  18097 Sun, 04 Jan 04 06:15 PM
Contractions are two words that have been "contracted" to one word, eg:
it's for it is
don't for do not
won't for will not...
Pemmican
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Wâ mag ich mich nu vinden? wâ mac ich mich nu suochen, wâ? nu bin ich hie und bin ouch dâ und enbin doch weder dâ noch hie. wer wart ouch sus verirret ie? wer wart ie sus...
Anonymous, 1 yr 211 days ago
 You are right. They're two words contracted to one word. I need a list of them. Does anyone know where I can locate a solid list; I need it to teach my ELLAdults. 
Mister Micawber  +  504656 Thu, 24 Apr 08 07:49 AM
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HERE'S a reasonably comprehensive one.
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