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When writing essays for History class, 5 points are taken off for every contraction. I don't see why writing it fully out is better than using a contraction, since it's shorter and it doesn't affec...
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System
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2019-12-08T08:15:29Z (almost 5 years ago)
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Noah Cristino
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2019-12-08T08:15:29Z (almost 5 years ago)
When writing essays for History class, 5 points are taken off for every contraction. I don't see why writing it fully out is better than using a contraction, since it's shorter and it doesn't affect your argument. Is this rule just because it's more informal, and should contractions be avoided in all formal writing for school, and in things like resumes?
#1: Imported from external source
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System
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2018-03-09T20:06:00Z (over 6 years ago)
Original score: 15