Mignon FogartyMar 8

Should you write "don't" or "do not"?

It depends.

Contractions are the default in everyday writing such as emails, dialogue, and conversational prose. But they're almost always absent in scholarly papers, legal writing, formal business documents, and (surprisingly) newspaper journalism.

Match your tone to your audience. Casual and approachable? Contract away. Formal and authoritative? Spell it out.

Read more: https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/articles/when-you-should-use-and-avoid-contractions/

Show threadMichael GemarMar 8
@grammargirl It also depends if you’re a robot, android, or computer, all of which can’t apparently do contractions.
Show threadArthur Copeland

@michaelgemar @grammargirl

My first thought was the Peter Capaldi Doctor Who saying, “Robots and contractions; I could write a book.”

Mar 9 at 2:40amIceCubesApp