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Shropshire Seagull

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Nov 5, 2004
8,496
Telford
You'd've

Saw this in another post - Is this legal?

I'd like to think I'm well versed in where to put my apostrophes and the above example is using them to identify letters removed.
However, I've never seen 3 words joined in this way e.g. You would have

So, is it acceptable?
 














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maffew

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Dec 10, 2003
8,869
Worcester England
I guess it's logical and possibly grammatically correct for say a play script or fiction book, but it does look wrong, I doubt you would ever use/see it used on anything formal. Maybe in the olden days 'twas'n't or something.

I dunno
 




The Large One

The Large One

Who's Next?
Jul 7, 2003
52,343
97.2FM
Shropshire Seagull said:
You'd've

Saw this in another post - Is this legal?

I'd like to think I'm well versed in where to put my apostrophes and the above example is using them to identify letters removed.
However, I've never seen 3 words joined in this way e.g. You would have

So, is it acceptable?
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It's perfectly legitimate and acceptable to use double contractions.

Shouldn't've
We'd've
Ha'p'orth

Fo'c's'le has three contractions (though often shortened to two - fo'c'sle).
 
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Boys 9d

Boys 9d

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Jan 3, 2012
1,793
Lancing
My pennyworth: You'd have ...
 


Monkey Man

Monkey Man

Your support is not that great
Jan 30, 2005
3,157
Neither here nor there
Nothing wrong with it, technically speaking.

Maybe not the most elegant looking word but it does reflect the abbreviated way of a lot of us speak. The apostrophes are in the right places.
 










SK1NT

SK1NT

Well-known member
Sep 9, 2003
8,731
Thames Ditton
Shropshire Seagull said:
You'd've

Saw this in another post - Is this legal?

I'd like to think I'm well versed in where to put my apostrophes and the above example is using them to identify letters removed.
However, I've never seen 3 words joined in this way e.g. You would have

So, is it acceptable?
Click to expand...

Never seen it. Would say no it's not correct.
 




Bakero

Bakero

Languidly clinical
Oct 9, 2010
13,740
Almería
Not acceptable in writing generally but in speech it's very common. In text messages or a forum post a double contraction is fine.
 














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