Lizbet Perez
Hello! I'd like to know if the following double contractions are used in the United States in daily conversation. Contraction with will have (the future perfect tense): I'll've = I'll have You'll've = You'll have We'll've = We'll have He'll've = He'll have She'll've. = She'll have It'll've. = It'll have They'll've =They'll have won't've = won't have And some contraction with have not (present perfect): I'ven't = I haven't (+past participle) You'ven't. = You haven't (+past participle) We'ven't. = We haven't (+past participle) And I'm not quite sure about these ones: He'sn't = He hasn't(+past participle) She'sn't = She hasn't (+past participle) It's'n't = It hasn't (+ past participle) They'ven't = They haven't (+past participle) And this one that just came up to my mind It'sn't = It's not/it isn't I know those aren't written but, are those used in daily conversation? And I'd like to know if I may be provided with its pronunciations as well. Thank you.
Jan 10, 2022 3:34 PM
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Ahhhhh my brain exploded! ;-)
January 10, 2022
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I agree with Patricia that 'ven't and s'n't are not said. And even for the first items (I'll've – They'll've) I wouldn't necessarily call these contractions as much as just people speaking quickly. I suppose the "ha" in "have" gets swallowed a bit in "I'll have done it by tomorrow." But it's quite natural in English for one word to run into the next without a break when speaking.
January 10, 2022
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Hi Lizbet, The first part of your list, from I’ll’ve to won’t’ve… are definitely heard in conversational English (as you said, they’re not written). The rest of the items on your list- I don’t ever hear, nor would I ever say. Hope that helps, Good question! Patricia
January 10, 2022
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I agree with Sezme that the first items might not be true contractions (at least not yet). They just be a result of interpreting rapid, rather informal English. The rest of the list from "I'ven't" on down are never heard in my experience. I would not deliberately use them.
January 10, 2022
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