Talk:contraction

Removal of Examples
I am curious as to why, in your revamping of the page defining the word "contraction," you removed the two examples. I find examples as helpful, if not more helpful than a written explanation. MissMaryMack14 (talk) 23:55, 21 July 2023 (UTC)


 * I'm not sure which usage examples you are referring to. I see a number of examples in the entry; nothing appears to have been deleted. — Sgconlaw (talk) 05:39, 22 July 2023 (UTC)
 * Thank you for responding so quickly, SGConlaw. Under English, number 5 definition (linguistics), you left in an example of a contraction that drops a letter at the end of the word.  Months ago, I added the example of a contraction at the beginning of a word, using the words "until" and how it becomes " 'til."
 * I particularly wanted that example, because peoples' use of Google has made acceptable using "till" as a substitute for the contraction "'til." I was taught, and rightly so, that "till" means to prepare soil for planting crops.
 * Since I did NOT want start an editing "war," I decided to leave a topic for discussion. Would you kindly put that example back in?  And while you're at it, perhaps you could fix the outline formating.  Definitions are too far to the right.
 * Thank you,
 * MissMaryMack14 MissMaryMack14 (talk) 01:16, 23 July 2023 (UTC)
 * Actually, has always been an acceptable substitute for . In fact,  is actually a combination of the prefix  (also found in ), and . Binarystep (talk) 01:28, 23 July 2023 (UTC)
 * are you referring to the usage example under sense 2.1.7? I see one which includes the word ’til there. — Sgconlaw (talk) 02:36, 23 July 2023 (UTC)
 * Wow! There it is, under "orthography."  Thank you.  I didn't realize that there were two definitions that use "didn't" as an example.  I don't want to sound too old, because I am not, but I really need to get a new pair of reading glasses.
 * Thank you for your time and your gracious manner. MissMaryMack14 (talk) 03:33, 23 July 2023 (UTC)