Thread: Are contractions hard for readers if English isn't their first language?
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Old 01-04-2011, 03:49 PM   #27
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Originally Posted by Lemurion View Post
I know that many non-native speakers are overly formal in their speech, but I can't say that I've heard too many complaints about contractions being hard to follow in writing.

"Would of" drives me nuts too, as does "where is it at?" I'm not sure if it's the "where" or the "at" that gives people the problem, but one of them does. My stepdaughter's text speak is another thing - it's really painful to read.
I'm getting used to the text speak. My oldest daughter sends/receives about 5k-8k texts per month. I've watched her hold conversations with 4 people while watching shows with us. It's actually rather impressive multi-tasking. I still use puncutation in texts. lmao.
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