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Re: Double contractions
You couldn't've butchered the poll options any more.
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Re: Double contractions
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.
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ha%27p%27orth
Ah, I see my assumption of how my accent works doesn't match with the standard view.
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ha%27p%27orth
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Re: Double contractions
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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Re: Double contractions
I'd'ven't thought you'd ever be able to get three though.
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*I'd'nt'veGavin Chipper wrote: ↑Mon Jan 25, 2021 10:38 pm I'd'ven't thought you'd ever be able to get three though.
Can't believe you managed to mess that up.
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Re: Double contractions
*I'dn't've.Sam Cappleman-Lynes wrote: ↑Mon Jan 25, 2021 10:51 pm*I'd'nt'veGavin Chipper wrote: ↑Mon Jan 25, 2021 10:38 pm I'd'ven't thought you'd ever be able to get three though.
Can't believe you managed to mess that up.
You messed it up too. Maybe as some subtle joke. I dunno.
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Re: Double contractions
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
Came across this which is quite amusing http://www.apostrophecatastrophes.com/2 ... rophe.html
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Re: Double contractions
Did you mean "y'all'd've'd qualms"...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