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There are 33 initial-letter whole-word contractions. These contractions are two-cell contractions -- the initial letter of the word (or initial letters, such as "ch", "th", "wh", or "ou", which will be introduced later in discussions on part-word contractions!) preceded by one of several dot combinations - Dot 5, Dots 4-5, or Dots 4-5-6:
| Contraction |
Dot 5 (22 words) |
Dots 4-5 (5 words) |
Dots 4-5-6 (6 words) |
| cannot |
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| character |
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| day |
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| ever |
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| father |
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| had |
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| here |
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| know |
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| lord |
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| many |
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| mother |
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| name |
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| one |
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| ought |
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| part |
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| question |
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| right |
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| some |
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| spirit |
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| their |
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| there |
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| these |
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| those |
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| through |
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| time |
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| under |
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| upon |
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| where |
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| whose |
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| word |
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| work |
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| world |
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| young |
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The rules for these contractions are simple: if they appear as whole words, you should use the contraction. They can be used in contact with either punctuation symbols or with composition signs such as capital or italic signs. If the whole word is in all caps, the double capital composition sign should be used.
The rules for the use of these contractions as part-word contractions are a little more complicated. The focus here, however, is for you to develop familiarity with these contractions in the more simple whole-word usage.
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