Though frowned
upon in formal writing, contractions can be very useful
in speech, words such as...
aren't (are
not), don't (do not),
isn't (is not), wasn't (was
not), can't (cannot),
weren't (were not), wouldn't
(would not), doesn't (does
not), hasn't (has not),
haven't (have not), couldn't
(could not), shan't
(shall not), I'll (I will/I
shall), you'll (you will/you
shall), he'll (he will/he
shall), she'll (she will/she
shall), they'll (they will/they
shall), Bob'll (Bob will/Bob
shall), The horse'll (The
horse will/the horse shall), I'm
(I am), you're (you are),
who's (who is/who has), he's
(he is), she's (she
is), it's (it is/it has),
we're (we are), they're (they
are), I've (I have),
he's (he is/he has), you've
(you have), we've (we
have), they've (they have),
I'd (I would/I had), he'd
(he would/he had), she'd
(she would/she had), you'd
(you would/you had), we'd
(we would/we had), they'd
(they would/they had).
In speech you will often alos hear double
contractions such as they'll've (They
will have). So, I'd like to propose the following
quadruple contraction for everyday usage:
they'lln't've'd
(they will not have had) pronunciation:
thay-uhl-uhnt-uhv-uhd
It can be used in everyday speech like so:
they'lln't've'd time to eat before they get here so we
should prepare something.
So why not use it today, about 43 times.