Abbreviations and Contractions
Abbreviations and contractions of words both serve to shorten a word, but while abbreviations omit the last few letters of the word, contractions omit letters in the middle of the word. [...]
Rules and Usage – Contractions
Contractions are used a lot in English, especially in spoken English. You use contractions in written English if you want to convey a conversational or casual style, but you do not use them in a [...]
