I don't fully understand what a contraction is. So if I put an 's, 'll, 'd, 've, etc after any word does it make it a contraction? Only in spoken English. But in written English, some contractions are not usually written that

"I've an answer to your question." I don't think that is correct, American English. I believe it works for Brittish English. Agreed. Correct: I think I'll have another. Agreed. Incorrect: I'll my beliefs into reality.

I've been wondering, if anyone knows for sure: I know saying "I've" is fine for contraction I and the modal form of have. But, it seems to be an error to use the contraction with the non-modal form of the verb as in:

I'm a British English speaker. There may be differences here between British and American usage. "I have to " is fine. "I've got to " is also OK, but is more informal (the contraction "I've"

If you mean he possesses a red car then you don't need "got"; you can just say "My father has a red car". Nevertheless, in British English it's extremely common in conversation for people to use "got" to

I've a little confusion in one of the dialogue of the movie 'Dark knight' in which joker said: Side note: In this case, it is not natural in American dialect English to use the contraction. We would say: I am a little

Solina: Who's finished it? Sue: Tony __ (A) was (B) is (C) did (D) has The answer is option D. Is option B also acceptable in American English? If you expand the contraction you will see that only (D) is correct. "Who has finished

Then How do you contract " do you - ’dy’a" ? I do not know understand this symbol - ’dy’a . Is it /dəjə/ or /dɪjə/ ?? DO YOU = It seems to me that in American English it's always /dəjə/, and that is used in British English too,

Then How do you contract " do you - ’dy’a" ? I do not know understand this symbol - ’dy’a . Is it /dəjə/ or /dɪjə/ ?? DO YOU = It seems to me that in American English it's always /dəjə/, and that is used in British English too,

Hi, Is there a contraction form for "There are" in informal American English? For example, we can contract " You are /ju/ /ɑ:r/ " to " You're /jʊr/ ". " They are /ðeɪ/ /ɑ:r/ " to " /ðer/ ",