Thread: Are contractions hard for readers if English isn't their first language?
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Old 01-04-2011, 10:14 AM   #17
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Originally Posted by HarryT View Post
I notice, by the way, that even though you say that you generally avoid the word "don't", you've actually used it in the above post.
*grin* I did notice that. I was wondering if anyone else would.

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You say that you write "very formal". I think you meant "formally". Adverb (qualifying the verb "write") not adjective.
Good catch.
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