# Abusive use of contractions **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [August 19, 2021, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abusive-use-of-contractions/949152 "2021-08-19T14:07:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2021, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abusive-use-of-contractions/949152/21 "2021-08-21T01:58:53Z")
Neil Diamond song: I’m… I Said ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2021, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abusive-use-of-contractions/949152/22 "2021-08-21T13:00:19Z")
This is Red Dog, Red Dog. Gray Squirrel, can you read me, o’er? ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2021, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abusive-use-of-contractions/949152/23 "2021-08-21T13:11:16Z")
I mustn’t… I willn’t… ---
**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2021, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abusive-use-of-contractions/949152/24 "2021-08-21T13:25:23Z")
Twinkle, twinkle, little star How I wonder what you’re ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2021, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abusive-use-of-contractions/949152/25 "2021-08-21T17:07:07Z")
Contractions are one thing I never get enough o’. ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2021, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abusive-use-of-contractions/949152/26 "2021-08-21T20:15:24Z")
I’m, I’m, I’m I said I wanna get next to you I said I gonna get close to you ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2021, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abusive-use-of-contractions/949152/27 "2021-08-21T20:52:53Z")
Maybe I am and maybe I am’t. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2021, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abusive-use-of-contractions/949152/28 "2021-08-22T14:44:15Z")
Bad cop! No don’t! (This is probably wrong.) ---
**Author:** ![Ignatz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/3be4f8/32.png) [@Ignatz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ignatz)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2021, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abusive-use-of-contractions/949152/29 "2021-08-22T16:40:32Z")
Its it’s! ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2021, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abusive-use-of-contractions/949152/30 "2021-08-22T16:43:52Z")
Are too! Amn’t! ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2021, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abusive-use-of-contractions/949152/31 "2021-08-22T16:44:19Z")
The odd saint may be hallowed odd, but once a year he’s Hallowe’en. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2021, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abusive-use-of-contractions/949152/32 "2021-08-23T00:35:52Z")
It’s what it’s. ---
**Author:** ![Nars\_Glinley](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nars_glinley/32/8177_2.png) [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2021, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abusive-use-of-contractions/949152/33 "2021-08-23T21:05:31Z")
Repeated #10 you’ve. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2021, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abusive-use-of-contractions/949152/34 "2021-08-24T13:35:00Z")
Dam’n. ---
**Author:** ![veryfrank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/87869e/32.png) [@veryfrank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/veryfrank)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2021, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abusive-use-of-contractions/949152/35 "2021-08-24T13:39:45Z")
To see these occurring in nature, old Hong Kong action movies were a treasure trove of hilarious subtitles with brilliant contractions. I think it was one of the Better Tomorrow movies that had this brilliant exchange: “You must take care of our father while I’m away.” “I’ll!” ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2021, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abusive-use-of-contractions/949152/36 "2021-09-03T19:30:44Z")
Some times they’re good … as in the following poem :- When you shake the ketchup bottle, None’ll come out, but then a lot’ll. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2021, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abusive-use-of-contractions/949152/37 "2021-09-04T01:41:27Z")
You can all go to he’ll! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abusive-use-of-contractions/949152.md?page=1)