contraction and abbreviation
"Let's" is the contraction form of "let us" or the abbreviation form?

Question

contraction and abbreviation
"Let's" is the contraction form of "let us" or    the abbreviation form?

Answer

We use the terms 'contracted form' and 'abbreviated form'.

In theory it is both a contraction and an abbreviation, but we would generally call it a contraction.

Here is part of the wikipedia entry for abbreviation:

"An abbreviation is a shortening by any method; a contraction is a reduction of size by the drawing together of the parts. A contraction of a word is made by omitting certain letters or syllables and bringing together the first and last letters or elements; an abbreviation may be made by omitting certain portions from the interior or by cutting off a part. A contraction is an abbreviation, but an abbreviation is not necessarily a contraction"

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