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Njjames wrote:Hi all, its me again, I decided to sign up a screen name Thank you guys very much for your helpful information.Avangi, Thanks very much for correcting me. I corrected my signature in my profile, but I have a question regarding "help me to improve", is it also right to say "help me...

Back!Ok, looks like M-W needs someone to sue them again...I found those examples (...with question marks and pronunciation) very interesting. What sounds good is probably what you've heard most often or what you usually say, as a contraction. I really didn't know "does" could sometimes become...

My impression is that was never contracts. I would take When's the last time... as When is the last time ... -- I think. Forms of do do contract after question words in very casual conversation ('s, 'd). The 'd seems to me more common and more natural sounding than the 's. I placed...

Doesn't it drive everyone crazy when your girl/boyfriend constantly corrects your use of verb contractions to start a sentence. Doesn't it drive you mad when you know you're right but the other person refuses to consider that a possibility? Doesn't it drive you mad when people make a huge...