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7. Whole word contractions: his, was, were, be, in, enough
- May never be in contact with any letter, word, contraction, or punctuation.
| hi(st)ory |
be(en) |
(Wh)o was? |
| wasn't |
bride-to-be |
Walk in. |
| w(er)ewolf |
son-in-law |
"Be (yourself)." |
- May be preceded by composition signs.
| hi(st)ory |
be(en) |
(Wh)o was? |
| (was) (sh)e at (the) (part)y? |
(In) (the) (right) side, pl(ea)se! |
(Enough) is (en)(ou)(gh). |
(Be) (good) (enough) (to)(sh)(ow) h(er) in. |
(Were) (you) (there)? |
(The)y w(er)(en)'t (there), we w(er)e. |
Rules for Use of Lower-Sign Contractions
- Any number of lower-sign contractions and punctuation signs may follow one another without a space provided that one of them is in contact with a character containing dot 1 or dot 4.
| "(to)(dis)(en)tangle |
(by)re(in)-
c(ar)n(ation) |
| (con)t(in)(en)tal |
c(ar)n(ation) |
- When two or more unspaced lower-sign contractions would follow one another and not be in contact with an upper sign, the last lower-sign contraction must not be used. the italic sign is not considered an upper sign.
| (com)in' |
(dis)en-
(ch)ante(ed) |
con-
c(er)n |
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