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[16th ed.] 7.29 Contractions
Compounds Chapter Contents » Contractions and Interjections 7.29 Contractions In contractions, an...apostrophe normally replaces omitted letters. Some contractions, such as won’t or ain’t , are formed...one). Webster’s lists many common contractions, along with alternative spellings and, where...

[16th ed.] 5.103 Contractions
» Verbs » Definitions 5.103 Contractions Most types of writing benefit from the use of contractions. If...used thoughtfully, contractions in prose sound natural and relaxed and make reading more enjoyable.... Be -verbs and most of the auxiliary verbs are contracted when followed by not : are–aren’t ; was...

[16th ed.] 10.2 Acronyms, initialisms, contractions
Acronyms, initialisms, contractions The word acronym refers to terms based on the initial letters of...terms read as a series of letters (AOL, NBA, XML); and contraction refers to abbreviations that include...the first and last letters of the full word (Mr., amt.). (For the type of contractions normally...

[16th ed.] 4.54 Other contracts
Chapter Contents » The Publishing Agreement » New Books 4.54 Other contracts In scholarly...publishing, in addition to contracts with the authors of new books, several other types of agreement are in...

[16th ed.] 5.50 Possessive pronouns versus contractions
» Pronouns » Possessive Pronouns 5.50 Possessive pronouns versus contractions The possessive forms of... contractions — forms that are also signaled by apostrophes. The pronouns that don’t sound like...legitimate contractions seldom present problems, even if they do end in ‑s ( hers , yours , ours ). But...

[16th ed.] 4.51 Basic book-contract provisions
Chapter Contents » The Publishing Agreement » New Books 4.51 Basic book-contract provisions In book...publishing the publisher typically draws up the contract for a new book, to be signed by both the...publisher and the author or, in the case of a joint work, by all authors. In this contract the...

[16th ed.] 14.231 Private contracts, wills, and such
Like 14.231 Private contracts, wills, and such Private documents are occasionally cited in notes but...

[16th ed.] 7.30 Interjections
Compounds Chapter Contents » Contractions and Interjections 7.30 Interjections As with contractions ...

[16th ed.] 5.102 Verb phrases
?} ; contractions are often more natural but may paradoxically serve as positive intensifiers {Don’t you...want more?} {Isn’t the sunset beautiful?} . Most negative forms can be contracted {we do not–we don’t... contracted to I’m not (never I amn’t ). The corresponding interrogative form is Aren’t I? Sometimes the...

[16th ed.] 4.36 Payment
claim for contract damages, not a copyright infringement claim. Shrewd licensors will whenever possible...reverse this presumption in their contracts, and shrewd licensees will usually resist....

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