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Double contractions: How do we feel about them?

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71%
Negat'v'
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29%
 
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You couldn't've butchered the poll options any more.
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This may be the post of a daft 'a'pe'th.

Ah, I see my assumption of how my accent works doesn't match with the standard view.

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Isnt that just Braxton Hicks?
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Marc Meakin wrote: Mon Jan 25, 2021 3:05 pm Isnt that just Braxton Hicks?
I had to Google that but I didn't use a potato so I got it done on the same day.
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Anyway this came from me writing we'll've without thinking too much about it, then reading it and going "hang on, that's got two apostrophes in it, that can't be right" and then googling it and turning out that seemingly it is absolutely alright? Most confusing, but I'm going to start looking for opportunities to use them more often I think.
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I'd'ven't thought you'd ever be able to get three though.
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Gavin Chipper wrote: Mon Jan 25, 2021 10:38 pm I'd'ven't thought you'd ever be able to get three though.
*I'd'nt've

Can't believe you managed to mess that up.
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Sam Cappleman-Lynes wrote: Mon Jan 25, 2021 10:51 pm
Gavin Chipper wrote: Mon Jan 25, 2021 10:38 pm I'd'ven't thought you'd ever be able to get three though.
*I'd'nt've

Can't believe you managed to mess that up.
*I'dn't've.

You messed it up too. Maybe as some subtle joke. I dunno.
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I ca'nt imagine what your'e talking about
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I wouldn't've thought there was much of an issue with them. It's just substitution of unnecessary letters with apostrophes. Y'all'd've had qualms with a triple.

Came across this which is quite amusing http://www.apostrophecatastrophes.com/2 ... rophe.html
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Adam Dexter wrote: Tue Jan 26, 2021 10:55 pm I wouldn't've thought there was much of an issue with them. It's just substitution of unnecessary letters with apostrophes. Y'all'd've had qualms with a triple.

Came across this which is quite amusing http://www.apostrophecatastrophes.com/2 ... rophe.html
Did you mean "y'all'd've'd qualms"...
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