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ThomWV Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-01-08 06:42 AM
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Can An Apostrophe Substitute For an Entire Word or Partial Phrase?
Edited on Tue Apr-01-08 06:43 AM by ThomWV
Typical contraction: "Don't" being a contraction of "do not" where the apostrophe replaces the missing letter "o".

The question is can the apostrophe be used to replace an entire word or part of a phrase, such as "True that'" might be though of as a contraction of "true that which you have just said" where the apostrophe replaces the missing words "which you have just said"?
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muriel_volestrangler Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-01-08 06:46 AM
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1. Aye, happen it can
As in the well known northern English phrase "Trouble at' Mill"

See here for a typical usage: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZQI0Xm29To
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Glorfindel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-01-08 06:55 AM
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2. Sure...the typical southern (US) phrase: "I'll swanee" or
"I swan" is a contraction of "I shall warrant ye."
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