Should you write "don't" or "do not"?
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Should you write "don't" or "do not"?
It depends.
Contractions are the default in everyday writing such as emails, dialogue, and conversational prose. But they're almost always absent in scholarly papers, legal writing, formal business documents, and (surprisingly) newspaper journalism.
Match your tone to your audience. Casual and approachable? Contract away. Formal and authoritative? Spell it out.
Read more: https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/articles/when-you-should-use-and-avoid-contractions/
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Should you write "don't" or "do not"?
It depends.
Contractions are the default in everyday writing such as emails, dialogue, and conversational prose. But they're almost always absent in scholarly papers, legal writing, formal business documents, and (surprisingly) newspaper journalism.
Match your tone to your audience. Casual and approachable? Contract away. Formal and authoritative? Spell it out.
Read more: https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/articles/when-you-should-use-and-avoid-contractions/
@grammargirl It also depends if you’re a robot, android, or computer, all of which can’t apparently do contractions.
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Should you write "don't" or "do not"?
It depends.
Contractions are the default in everyday writing such as emails, dialogue, and conversational prose. But they're almost always absent in scholarly papers, legal writing, formal business documents, and (surprisingly) newspaper journalism.
Match your tone to your audience. Casual and approachable? Contract away. Formal and authoritative? Spell it out.
Read more: https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/articles/when-you-should-use-and-avoid-contractions/
@grammargirl Also helps distinguish Lore from Data.
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@grammargirl It also depends if you’re a robot, android, or computer, all of which can’t apparently do contractions.
My first thought was the Peter Capaldi Doctor Who saying, “Robots and contractions; I could write a book.”
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