Is I'm'onna a correct contraction?
It is not even close to a correct contraction. I would tell you the correct one, but I have no idea what you are trying to say. If it’s “I am going to,” there is NO contraction for that. You can only combine the words I and am into I’m. EDIT: Sorry folks, but the question WAS about correct grammar. It wasn’t a question related to writing dialog in a work of fiction. In ANY case in which a letter is left out, it’s common practice to use an apostrophe to indicate the missing letter - just like the word “it’s” for it is. The same holds true when one is aging the ‘90s, instead of the 1990s. The apostrophe is used to indicate that you are leaving out the 19. It is NOT used to show possession, unless you are talking about something belonging to the 1990s. The you would say “90s’ fashions were a bit extreme” indicating that you mean the fashion that belonged to the 1990s, and you would put the apostrophe AFTER the s because the ‘90s is a plural referring to a group of years. To indicate improper grammar used in dialog, you would do the same thing. Just use an apostrophe to indicate left out letters, unless it’s a case specifically like the “word” gonna. (Even the spell-checker accepts gonna, because it has come to be accepted as slang.) I think most people would understand what "I’m ‘onna do somethin’ ” is meant to represent. >
In "No country for old men", which origin is the character Anton Chigurh? Hungary,Armenia,Israel,Russia,...
He's neither of these and all of them at the same time. I'm a fan of the Coen brothers myself and 'No Country for Old Men' really makes you think, unlike most movies today.. Anton is not necessarily Russian , or even Slavic; its origins are English and German, it's a variant of Anthony, (meaning 'highly praiseworthy', 'inestimable', 'beyond praise'). It actually comes from a Roman clan name, so its real origin is Latin. And in the 17th century, the spelling Anthony was associated with the Greek "anthos" meaning 'flower', or 'priceless'. Anton Chigurh is not real. His existence is only in the mind of the sheriff. All the deaths are actually the result of different crimes by different people but the sheriff, at the end of his career, fearful and fed up with the crime and violence, is building up a picture of the ultimate horror in crime, in the form of Anton Chigurh. Remember that anyone who meets Chugurh is either dead or the sheriff does not visit them for investigation (at least not shown in the film). There is really no proof of Chigurh’s existence. No eye-witnesses.All his actions are the representations of the Sherif’s mind. Cormac himself mentioned to Coens that he wanted the name Chigurh because its sort of untraceable ethnically. Meaning Chigurh could be anyone. Could be an ultimate personification of evil. It's his terror. That is the key: his untraceable ethnicity and the fact he could be anyone. Evil has no nationality.
Can you use both contractions and their longer versions in the same piece of writing?
Contractions are used mostly in speech and informal writing, and most teachers/professors discourage their use in academic or regular essays. Contractions are also generally avoided in business reports and journal articles. Don’t use contractions in your essay, speak very formally in your writing/typing.If you want to make your essay longer the smart way then…Look back at your prompt/rubric/etc.Go back through your introduction and conclusionHave someone proofread your essayUse questionsReview your outlineInclude more transitional phrasesRead your paper out loudTake a break from your essayAsk your instructor for help or check for errorsUse multiple examples to back up your argument
What are the two types of apostrophe?
In the English language, there is the possessive apostrophe and the contraction apostrophe.The contraction apostrophe is to denote that certain letters have been omitted in the word — especially when the word is a contraction of two or more words:—don’t — do notwould’ve — would haveshouldn’t’ve — should not havehe’s — he is, he was, he hasThe possessive apostrophe is to show grammatical possession or relationship between one thing and another thing that is considered to belong to that one thing:—John’s book — the book belonging to JohnSt James’s Park — the Park of Saint Jamesthe Williamses’ house — the house or household of the Williams family
I heard that the English teacher at the local high school said not to use contractions in creative writing because it's not literary. Is this ridiculous?
I spotted that the film, Pocketful of Miracles, was based on a Damon Runyon story because the characters spoke without contractions. (See also: Guys and Dolls, Little Miss Marker.) Most writers do not write in that style.I recently completed a science fiction one act play in which a starship returns to Earth and the crew interacts with the “Earthers,” as I termed them. I wanted their speech to be ever so slightly different, so I had the Earthers speak using contractions, and the shipborn speak without. But that was a conscious decision that I made, and I did not have to submit the script to a teacher for a grade.If the teacher stipulates “no contractions,” just do not use them. To be certain that one did not slip past you, simply do a “Find-and-Replace” on the apostrophe character.It is just a rule that this one teacher has made, and it is not written in stone. If the teacher had stipulated that every piece must be written with a black ball point pen, or set in 10 point Geneva, you would do what the teacher required if you did not want your grade to be lowered, or the piece summarily rejected.BTW, this entire answer was written without contractions, just for fun.
Public speaking help.! 10 points best answer, only 5 questions.?
1. Which diction choice is not characteristic of informal language? using I to refer to the speaker using contractions such as isn’t using you to address the audience using sentence fragments for effect using long, complex sentences 2. The element in a narrative that expresses the narrative’s main idea is __________. plot theme tone characters relevance 3. Speakers analyze audiences for all the following reasons except __________. to gauge how open listeners are to ideas to decide what specialized terms must be defined to adapt the speech’s diction to the listeners’ age to decide whether the narrative is the right length to prepare for the size and any special needs of the audience 4. How can the physical responses to being the center of an audience’s attention help a speaker perform well? by causing the mouth to become dry by delivering energy to speak enthusiastically by making the palms sweaty by provoking a feeling of light-headedness by causing muscles to tense up 5. Which self-reinforcement statement might a speaker use to counteract this concern: “What if the audience doesn’t like me?” “I’ve done a lot of work to get ready for this speaking event.” “This is just a five-minute speech. It’s not a big deal.” “Audiences enjoy hearing speakers speak. They’re on my side already.” “I’ll do the stretching and breathing exercises to relax tense muscles.” “What if I don’t deliver my speech perfectly?”
Why do many ESL/EFL speakers use the very disruptive symbols ´ or ` for English contractions instead of the single quote ' symbol?
The other answers cover the reasons for this quite well. I will try to tie them together, and clarify two things up.From personal experience, and as Verísimo Vizoso Feijoo shares, Spanish keyboards have a different layout for punctuation that accommodates, amongst other things, the acute accent mark. To create a letter such as é, one simply enters ´ + e. This character is seldom used in English but is common in Spanish and French.Spanish keyboards do have apostrophes like the ones used in English. However, I am compelled to note that the character used in this question itself is not an apostrophe but a prime mark. Prime marks are straight and are used for measurements, while apostrophes are curly. Most English writers use prime marks although they are not considered correct punctuation. Please bear with me, I am trying to make a point below.Typography basics includes differentiating these and their uses.Spanish keyboards have separate keys for apostrophes and quotation marks, unlike English keyboards which need ALT-codes to input them. When it comes to apostrophes thought, out of habit, many people using Spanish Keyboards end up entering acute accents to make apostrophes. I did it too sometimes since I could switch between English and Spanish layouts on my computer. Using “English keystrokes” on the Spanish settings would create acute accent marks. The habit is understandable—most Spanish speakers are not taught about using apostrophes inside words (just like English speakers), so you’ll sometimes see them use prime marks or acute accents. As Clarissa Lohr mentions, there is little correlation between typographical education and being able to spell according to convention, but yes, it gives away that the person typing might be an English language learner.I do agree that it’s jarring and worse than the prime mark.Thanks, Brian Collins.