Contractions in English

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Contractions in English

 A contraction is a shortened form of a word (or group of


words) that omits certain letters or sounds.

 In most contractions, an apostrophe (’) represents the


missing letters.

 The most common contractions are made up of verbs –


auxiliaries, or modals – attached to other words
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Acronym
Initials
s

Abbreviatio
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Slangs Expression
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DM Direct Message
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HIFW How I Felt When
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YOLO You Only Live Once
Task

 Aphaeresis?

 Syncope?

 Apocope?

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