Kevin: “THATS IT! She doesn’t use contractions. That’s what drives me crazy, she writes like a third grader!”
Me: “You know, I think a lot of cats don’t get down with writing like that..it’s more like stream-of-conciousness for them..”
Me: “We are out of the ordinary, bruh, IMO.”
Me: “And yes, I just did that lack of contractions just for you.”
Kevin: “Note to self: stab a nigga in the eye.“
Friends? How many of us have them?
I could see being annoyed by that if I had to deal with it too often.
FYI…contractions are not allowed in acadmic writing. I tend to follow that rule outside of my academic box. Maybe others have the same affliction.
It’s all about context. Contractions do not belong inside most narrative forms. Contractions within quotes or dialog are the exception to the rule. The most aggregious offenses, of course, happening on mobile phones, weblogs and inside instant message chat applications.
I have students who write entirely in eSpeak. Apparently, it is ‘funner.’
Talk 2 u l8r.