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5. Contractions child, shall, this, which, out, still
- As whole-word contractions
- May be joined to words or contracted words to form hyphenated compound words whether written one line or divided between lines.
(out)-(and)-(out) |
(out)-(and)- (out) |
(still)-life |
(still)- life |
- May never be joined to letters or contractions to form parts of words
gr(and)(ch)ild |
gr(and)- (ch)ild |
(with)(ou)t |
(with)- (ou)t |
(st)ill(ness) |
(st)- (ness) |
- May be followed by the apostrophe only in these cases:
- As part-word contractions ch, sh, th, wh, ou, and st
- Are subject to the general rules for use of contractions.
- Are used wherever they occur within a word.
(ch)(ar)ge |
(sh)ape |
(th)an |
s(ch)ool |
wa(sh)(er) |
rhy(th)m |
cat(ch) |
di(sh) |
Smi(th) |
(wh)ale |
(ou)rs |
(st)(and) |
(some)(wh)at |
h(ou)se |
ca(st)le |
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L(ou) |
ea(st) |
- The sh contraction is not used in sh shown standing alone as an admonition to silence.
- The st contraction is used in St. as the abbreviation for Street or Saint.
- The st and th contractions are used for the ordinals 1st, 4th, etc.
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