I am vs. I'm
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I am vs. I'm
If the character in a novel is foreign and English is his/her second language, then using "I am" makes perfect sense, but if the character is a native English speaker, the use of "I am" seems unlikely...
Any thoughts on this?
Paula
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I agree with you! I enjoy using "I am" whether I am speaking or writing. I too, think it sounds more professional and I also think that it makes a paper stronger to use less contractions.Christina Rose wrote:I actually prefer the phrase 'I am' to the contraction 'I'm.' It just seems more professional to me.
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While reading, I will sometimes even catch myself thinking out the phrase 'I am' even when the contraction was actually used in the sentence, if that makes sense.Ljessup wrote:I agree with you! I enjoy using "I am" whether I am speaking or writing. I too, think it sounds more professional and I also think that it makes a paper stronger to use less contractions.Christina Rose wrote:I actually prefer the phrase 'I am' to the contraction 'I'm.' It just seems more professional to me.
I agree with your opinion on a paper being stronger when less contractions are used.
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[Christina Rose wrote:While reading, I will sometimes even catch myself thinking out the phrase 'I am' even when the contraction was actually used in the sentence, if that makes sense.Ljessup wrote:I agree with you! I enjoy using "I am" whether I am speaking or writing. I too, think it sounds more professional and I also think that it makes a paper stronger to use less contractions.Christina Rose wrote:I actually prefer the phrase 'I am' to the contraction 'I'm.' It just seems more professional to me.
I agree with your opinion on a paper being stronger when less contractions are used.
I do the same thing, so it does to make sense to me. I also sometimes say it aloud because my thoughts will get stuck on the contraction used instead of continuing to read on and critique whatever it is I am reading. I do use contractions when I am in a hurry though and every so often when I am texting it will autocorrect to contractions, which has always confused me, but nonetheless I just prefer to write most everything out.
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I think that it's a matter of preference, either are fine in my opinion at least.Pm7lucas wrote:Did anyone else notice that in this book, the author had a tendency to use the phrase "I am" instead of the contraction "I'm"? I found this to be slightly annoying when reading the book.
If the character in a novel is foreign and English is his/her second language, then using "I am" makes perfect sense, but if the character is a native English speaker, the use of "I am" seems unlikely...
Any thoughts on this?
Paula
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