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you should use double conjunctions (i think that is what they are called) i.e. it'll've (it will have) there'll've(there will have). I have been told by english majors that they're correct
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mecca2687 wrote:
you should use double conjunctions (i think that is what they are called) i.e. it'll've (it will have) there'll've(there will have). I have been told by english majors that they're correct
One of my favorite Ebonic words is "I'm'a" (I am going to).
"I'm'a bust a cap in yo ass."
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mecca2687 wrote:
you should use double conjunctions (i think that is what they are called) i.e. it'll've (it will have) there'll've(there will have). I have been told by english majors that they're correct
I don't think that you can get away with using them in any place other than dialogue. However, I would like to see them more often.
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Pat H wrote:
mecca2687 wrote:
you should use double conjunctions (i think that is what they are called) i.e. it'll've (it will have) there'll've(there will have). I have been told by english majors that they're correct
I don't think that you can get away with using them in any place other than dialogue. However, I would like to see them more often.
I was told it was apt to use whilst typing. APT I tell ya!!!!!
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mecca2687 wrote:
Pat H wrote:
mecca2687 wrote:
you should use double conjunctions (i think that is what they are called) i.e. it'll've (it will have) there'll've(there will have). I have been told by english majors that they're correct
I don't think that you can get away with using them in any place other than dialogue. However, I would like to see them more often.
I was told it was apt to use whilst typing. APT I tell ya!!!!!
I don't know when it became apt. I'd like to see it used, but I know that if I typed a paper using a double conjunction my professors would destroy me.
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punkdavid wrote:
mecca2687 wrote:
you should use double conjunctions (i think that is what they are called) i.e. it'll've (it will have) there'll've(there will have). I have been told by english majors that they're correct
One of my favorite Ebonic words is "I'm'a" (I am going to).
"I'm'a bust a cap in yo ass."
"I'm'a go on up and get my nails done."
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There're is grammatically acceptable English. Fact!
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It's true, though, about 'there're.' It is in point of fact a contraction of the word 'there' and a form of the word 'be' that can reasonably be considered to follow 'there,' and as forms of 'be' are fairly elastic, it works.
In other words, if "There are no reasons to continue this thread," is grammatically correct, then contracting the two together is acceptable within that sentence is, as well. Forms of 'be' are highly susceptible to contraction. Most linguists advise against using there're in professional or scholarly writing, but only on the count that it is not widely known to be correct usage.
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McParadigmatWork wrote:
You saying I sleep with my students?
It's true, though, about 'there're.' It is in point of fact a contraction of the word 'there' and a form of the word 'be' that can reasonably be considered to follow 'there,' and as forms of 'be' are fairly elastic, it works.
In other words, if "There are no reasons to continue this thread," is grammatically correct, then contracting the two together is acceptable within that sentence is, as well. Forms of 'be' are highly susceptible to contraction. Most linguists advise against using there're in professional or scholarly writing, but only on the count that it is not widely known to be correct usage.
What about double contractions?
I understand that there're is acceptable, but I still fail to see that double contractions are acceptable. This is an issue that has never been adressed within any of my classes. I can see why they would work, and I believe they should be allowed, it's just that I've never seen them used.
Arguing about grammar is fun. In my Advanced Composition class, we had an hour debate about the use of commas in a list, for example: red, blue, and green vs. red, blue and green.
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