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Contractions |
Contractions are a combination of two words where the omitted letter or letters are indicated by an apostrophe. Contractions are commonly used in speaking and informal writing.Here is a list of contractions with their spelled out phrases. |

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Other articles of interest:
Auxiliary Verbs (also called helping verbs)
Most Commonly Misspelled Words
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Contraction |
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ain’t (slang — not used in Standard English, but common in informal speech.) |
stands for am not, is not, are not, have not, has not |
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aren’t |
are not |
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can’t |
can not |
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couldn’t |
could not |
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didn’t |
did not |
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doesn’t |
does not |
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don’t |
do not |
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hasn’t |
has not |
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haven’t |
have not |
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he’d |
he had or he would (context will provide the correct spell-out) |
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he’s |
he is or he has (context will provide the correct spell-out) |
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I’d |
I had or I would (context will provide the correct spell-out) |
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I’m |
I am |
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isn’t |
is not |
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it’s |
it is or it has (context will provide the correct spell-out) |
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I’ve |
I have |
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let’s |
let us |
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she’d |
she had or she would (context will provide the correct spell-out) |
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she’s |
she is or she has (context will provide the correct spell-out) |
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shouldn’t |
should not |
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someone’s |
someone is (context will provide the correct spell-out) |
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they’d |
they had or they would (context will provide the correct spell-out) |
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they’re |
they are |
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they’ve |
they have |
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wasn’t |
was not |
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we’d |
we had or we would (context will provide the correct spell-out) |
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we’re |
we are |
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weren’t |
were not |
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we’ve |
we have |
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who’s |
who is |
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won’t (irregular contraction) |
will not |
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wouldn’t |
would not |
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you’re |
you are |
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you’ve |
you have |