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Old 03-20-2017, 10:21 AM   #25
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Originally Posted by RichL View Post
Can't say as I read it much but I hear it a lot. "The coffee'll be done in a bit." The house'll be down next week." etc. I'm from the Northwest (Portland Or.) and hear that contraction quite often.
Common in Massachusetts and Minnesota. I tend to use it myself. Haven't seen that in print much, but it doesn't seem awkward for dialog.
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