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Old 03-20-2017, 01:11 AM   #13
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Originally Posted by KyBunnies View Post
Have you ever seen an author put 'll instead of using will? It just seems odd to me.

Examples:
"Yeah, these old places'll do that. Gotta love 'em."

The vendor'll haul the old tank out and drop the new one in.

Coffee'll be done in a minute."

The detective'll keep busy interviewing them all."

So long as these were in dialogue, they wouldn't bother me at all. These constructions all sound normal to me. I couldn't say whether I've seen them before in books, because they wouldn't have registered with me.
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