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 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

The version of English I'm used to does not permit this. I'm from California. I think that in our dialect, the only time you can make a contraction using "have" is when "have" is used as a helping verb. For example,

Yes. Pronouncing "-ing" as "in" is an American dialectic. Authors will even show this pronunciation by using a single quote in spelling, similar to the contraction. He's goin' to the store. There are many American

I didn't mean to say non-natives should learn or be able to understand lots of different dialects perfectly... I should hope not! Mumbling and misapprehension are the secret keys to fluency in BrE. MrP

Misunderstanding one another constantly suits the natives. I don't see why it shouldn't suit a non-native just as well. Hmm, what did you mean? I didn't mean to say non-natives should learn or be able to understand lots of different

Did you mean to say "But no, I wouldn't permit myself contraction before a superordinate either."? No, not at all. I believe the only way a student would be able to have a good understanding of BrE is just by listening to

On second thought, I think I once read somewhere that "I've" is used that way in the UK sometimes, maybe for possession. But since I am not sure, it might be very rare,I have never actually "heard" it, and I have probably

b is correct. He isn't a good boy Here are the rules for contractions: Apostrophes with Verb Contractions Apostrophes generally show missing letters in contractions. In most formal writing such contractions should be avoided. The

'Annoyed with' here means 'continually bothered by'. So he is answering that indeed he has seen a lot of them. I think it is an exclamation rather than a question: 'I just won the lottery, and am I not delighted!' 'Amn't' is the contraction for