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    Re: contractions
    Posted by: Teri on 10/02/09

    Honest question: Are those generally accepted contractions?
    I've never seen either of them before in my life! I would
    consider them informal English or slang and not something that
    should ever appear in school.

    On 10/01/09, jill wrote:
    > can I teach contractions like "there'll" and "this'll" in
    > 5th grade spelling? it just sounds like slang words.



    Posts on this thread, including this one

  • contractions, 10/01/09, by jill.
  • Re: contractions, 10/02/09, by L. Swilley .
  • Re: contractions, 10/02/09, by Teri.

     
     
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