Contractions

Contractions

Used in conversation

Isn’t and wasn’t

Doesn’t and hasn’t

Can’t, shan’t and aren’t

Won’t and don’t

Wouldn’t and shouldn’t

Weren’t

Mightn’t, mustn’t, haven’t, needn’t and didn’t

Narrowing

The use of shortening

It’s

Who’s

How’s

What’s and that’s

There’s and where’s

He’s and she’s

Words are denser

Words are smaller

We’re

You’re

They’re

A dwindle

A shrivel

I’ve

You’ve and we’ve

They’ve and where’ve

Words draw together

Some letters wither

I’ll

You’ll

It’ll

There’ll and they’ll

He’ll, she’ll and we’ll

Words condensing

Volume decreasing

I’d

You’d

Who’d

They’d and there’d

He’d , she’d and we’d

Contraction

Diminution

Words slim down

As if words reduce to the ground

Lessening like

I’m