.----- | [...] | | Home > Library > Words > Grammar Dictionary | contraction | | | A word produced by running two or more words together and leaving out some | of the letters or sounds. For example, isn't is a contraction of is not. | | An apostrophe is generally used in contractions to show where letters or | sounds have been left out. | | [...] '----- .----- | [...] | | Home > Library > Words > Grammar Dictionary | abbreviation | | | A shortened form of an expression, usually followed by a period. Dr. is a | standard abbreviation for Doctor; MA is a standard abbreviation for | Massachusetts. | | [...] '-----
I thought I had.
*formerly*.Not that anyone is final arbiter for English usage, of course :))
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