Social Media Examiner | My kingdom for a contraction! | Topic Replies http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/my-kingdom-for-a-contraction/feed/ My kingdom for a contraction! - Forum Topic in the Group Blogging Sat, 25 May 2013 03:31:18 +0000 http://buddypress.org/?v=1.5.5 en http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/my-kingdom-for-a-contraction/#post-9735<![CDATA[Judith Gotwald replied to the forum topic My kingdom for a contraction! in the club Blogging]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/my-kingdom-for-a-contraction/#post-9735 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 01:11:49 +0000 Judith Gotwald replied to the forum topic My kingdom for a contraction! in the club Blogging There are occasions when gowns, tuxedos and business suits are mandatory. In such cases, dust off the formal English as well.
Language changes over time. Contractions were once a sign of sloppy speaking and a no-no […]
]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/my-kingdom-for-a-contraction/#post-8283<![CDATA[Amy Hall replied to the forum topic My kingdom for a contraction! in the club Blogging]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/my-kingdom-for-a-contraction/#post-8283 Sun, 08 Jan 2012 01:41:00 +0000 Amy Hall replied to the forum topic My kingdom for a contraction! in the club Blogging @mike-stelzner  You and I are of the same mind. This is social media, so I'm speaking directly to someone. So contractions are perfectly acceptable. We're having a conversation ... I use contractions in my […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/my-kingdom-for-a-contraction/#post-8031<![CDATA[Jeanine Vecchiarelli replied to the forum topic My kingdom for a contraction! in the club Blogging]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/my-kingdom-for-a-contraction/#post-8031 Sat, 07 Jan 2012 05:26:02 +0000 Jeanine Vecchiarelli replied to the forum topic My kingdom for a contraction! in the club Blogging I use contractions as well as full form versions of the expressions. I find they work very well, especially when I am writing conversationally. I tend to use them less often in a more formal blog. But I still will […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/my-kingdom-for-a-contraction/#post-8004<![CDATA[Janet Galena replied to the forum topic My kingdom for a contraction! in the club Blogging]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/my-kingdom-for-a-contraction/#post-8004 Sat, 07 Jan 2012 03:32:13 +0000 Janet Galena replied to the forum topic My kingdom for a contraction! in the club Blogging @amyhallbiz I do use them. Not all of the time, but I use contractions. For myself, I feel like it makes for a more conversational blog, and a blog is about letting your website visitors get to know who you are - […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/my-kingdom-for-a-contraction/#post-7897<![CDATA[patricia troyer replied to the forum topic My kingdom for a contraction! in the club Blogging]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/my-kingdom-for-a-contraction/#post-7897 Fri, 06 Jan 2012 21:26:08 +0000 patricia troyer replied to the forum topic My kingdom for a contraction! in the club Blogging @fawnmorgan, thanks for the great description. Spot on. Best, Patricia

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/my-kingdom-for-a-contraction/#post-7882<![CDATA[Fawn Morgan replied to the forum topic My kingdom for a contraction! in the club Blogging]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/my-kingdom-for-a-contraction/#post-7882 Fri, 06 Jan 2012 21:05:48 +0000 Fawn Morgan replied to the forum topic My kingdom for a contraction! in the club Blogging @stonepeople I have to agree that it is all about connecting with people.  I think the most difficult thing about contractions is when and where.  I have a large multi generation family and the older ones (80-90) […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/my-kingdom-for-a-contraction/#post-7832<![CDATA[patricia troyer replied to the forum topic My kingdom for a contraction! in the club Blogging]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/my-kingdom-for-a-contraction/#post-7832 Fri, 06 Jan 2012 19:55:24 +0000 patricia troyer replied to the forum topic My kingdom for a contraction! in the club Blogging Today -- thankfully -- is all about connecting at a real level. While we don't want to write just like we talk, contractions keep it real and friendly. Use them all the time where they do the job better than not […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/my-kingdom-for-a-contraction/#post-7785<![CDATA[Stefanie Frank replied to the forum topic My kingdom for a contraction! in the club Blogging]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/my-kingdom-for-a-contraction/#post-7785 Fri, 06 Jan 2012 18:11:53 +0000 Stefanie Frank replied to the forum topic My kingdom for a contraction! in the club Blogging I'm using them right now in a website I'm writing for a lawyer. Agree with reading stuff aloud to see how it sounds. Good stuff!It takes practice to shift to conversational writing from the way some of us were […]

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/my-kingdom-for-a-contraction/#post-7657<![CDATA[Cas McCullough replied to the forum topic My kingdom for a contraction! in the club Blogging]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/my-kingdom-for-a-contraction/#post-7657 Fri, 06 Jan 2012 13:34:44 +0000 Cas McCullough replied to the forum topic My kingdom for a contraction! in the club Blogging I use them all the time! People don't like reading formal, stuffy language these days. However, gotta say that my son (12) tends to write in texting language that I find annoying.

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/my-kingdom-for-a-contraction/#post-7557<![CDATA[Michael Stelzner replied to the forum topic My kingdom for a contraction! in the club Blogging]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/my-kingdom-for-a-contraction/#post-7557 Fri, 06 Jan 2012 03:27:12 +0000 Michael Stelzner replied to the forum topic My kingdom for a contraction! in the club Blogging @amyhallbizI'm constantly trying to get our writers to use them.We've, you'll etc.I think it makes for much better writing.

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/my-kingdom-for-a-contraction/#post-7540<![CDATA[Kristi Hines replied to the forum topic My kingdom for a contraction! in the club Blogging]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/my-kingdom-for-a-contraction/#post-7540 Fri, 06 Jan 2012 02:26:43 +0000 Kristi Hines replied to the forum topic My kingdom for a contraction! in the club Blogging @amyhallbiz I use them in my posts sometimes to make them sound more casual.  :)  Just can't use them all the time on other sites that are looking for a more formal tone.

]]> http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/my-kingdom-for-a-contraction/#post-7467<![CDATA[Glen Gorham replied to the forum topic My kingdom for a contraction! in the club Blogging]]>http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/clubs/blogging/forum/topic/my-kingdom-for-a-contraction/#post-7467 Thu, 05 Jan 2012 23:49:28 +0000 Glen Gorham replied to the forum topic My kingdom for a contraction! in the club Blogging It was beaten into the heads of many of us that contractions, or use of the vernacular, were really only appropriate for speaking, and for characters in a story to "speak". That at least is the case for me.

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