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

American-English was British-English, except that it was altered significantly by all of the various influences (immigrants/languages from other countries) that learned to speak it in America. Everyone in the UK knows how to communicate in English

Apon is a Middle English spelling of upon . Many u- prefixes were spelt a- in Middle English. However after spellings were standardised, the a- prefix largely fell out of use. The correct spelling in Modern English is upon . Although, in many

(bad US spelling and ruined punctuation rules) So it seems you are using flattery as your technique for asking people to help you? Interesting. Look up mothers-in-law versus mother-in-laws. Apply the same rule uncles. And speaking of ruined

So is this the dumbing down of England or have they always been dumb, too? Dumb enough to be the ones who came up with those spellings in the first place. English spelling is no longer phonetic, although it was to the monks and scribes who wrote

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,

Whilst both 'gotten' and 'forgotten' are Americanisms in one sense, the latter is used with increasing frequency in post-WW2 Britain, in which American language has had a stronger influence. It is a falsehood that

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 just simply can't choose one accent since I like many different dialects of English for different reasons. Received Pronunciation (contemporary one) : It's own sophistication and clearness. But what I like the most is neutralised and