Netiquette IQ - A List of Common Contractions - If You Use Them, Use This List

=======================================================I am not a big fan of contractions and I try to avoid them. However, sometimes they do come across less awkwardly then spelling out two separate words. However, they are also often misspelled. So here is a reference list.
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Source grammarmonster.com

You cannot invent your own contractions. Here is a list of common contractions in English:on Orginal

aren't are not

can't cannot

couldn't could not

didn't did not

doesn't does not

don't do not

hadn't had not

hasn't has not

haven't have not

he'd he had, he would

he'll he will, he shall

he's he is, he has

I'd I had, I would

I'll I will, I shall

I'm I am

I've I have

isn't is not

it's it is, it has

let's let us

mustn't must not

shan't shall not

she'd she had, she would

she'll she will, she shall

she's she is, she has

shouldn't should not

that's that is, that has

there's there is, there has

they'd they had, they would

they'll they will, they shall

they're they are

they've they have

we'd we had, we would

we're we are

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