Is “this'll” considered proper English?
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I understand that certain words when used over time are then embraced into the English lexicon. Is "this'll" one of those words?
Examples:
This'll do.
This'll stay in place.
As an insert, this'll be easier to do.
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I understand that certain words when used over time are then embraced into the English lexicon. Is "this'll" one of those words?
Examples:
This'll do.
This'll stay in place.
As an insert, this'll be easier to do.
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From the song American Pie, "Singin' this'll be the day that I die."
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I understand that certain words when used over time are then embraced into the English lexicon. Is "this'll" one of those words?
Examples:
This'll do.
This'll stay in place.
As an insert, this'll be easier to do.
contractions
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I understand that certain words when used over time are then embraced into the English lexicon. Is "this'll" one of those words?
Examples:
This'll do.
This'll stay in place.
As an insert, this'll be easier to do.
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From the song American Pie, "Singin' this'll be the day that I die."
– Jason Bassford
49 mins ago
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From the song American Pie, "Singin' this'll be the day that I die."
– Jason Bassford
49 mins ago
From the song American Pie, "Singin' this'll be the day that I die."
– Jason Bassford
49 mins ago
From the song American Pie, "Singin' this'll be the day that I die."
– Jason Bassford
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"This'll" is an example of a word that is spoken aloud frequently but is not part of standard written English. Even if one is writing with other contractions (can't, won't, I'll, etc.), "this'll" would not be written down and would instead be expanded as "this will."
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Hmm. It would never occur to me to expand this'll in a context where I would write he'll. But I concede that the iWeb corpus shows only 3 401 instances of this'll against 1 106 480 of this will - a ratio of 1:325. This compares with 226 568 against 2 916 449 (1:13) for it'll/it will, and 205 744 against 636 339 (1:3) for, he'll/he will. I wonder why this should be. It could be simply that "he will" is more likely to occur in informal contexts than "it will" or "this will" - but I don't know whether that is the case or not.
– Colin Fine
2 hours ago
Whence comes the bland statement that this'll "is not part of standard written English"? Is there an index available where this can be looked up, or does one merely bow to the obvious correctness of the view?
– John Lawler
4 mins ago
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It is a perfectly normal contraction, in daily use by millions of English speakers.
It is also widely used in informal writing. Many people regard contractions of this sort as inappropriate for more formal writing.
Whether you regard it as "a word" or not is up to you.
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"This'll" is an example of a word that is spoken aloud frequently but is not part of standard written English. Even if one is writing with other contractions (can't, won't, I'll, etc.), "this'll" would not be written down and would instead be expanded as "this will."
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Hmm. It would never occur to me to expand this'll in a context where I would write he'll. But I concede that the iWeb corpus shows only 3 401 instances of this'll against 1 106 480 of this will - a ratio of 1:325. This compares with 226 568 against 2 916 449 (1:13) for it'll/it will, and 205 744 against 636 339 (1:3) for, he'll/he will. I wonder why this should be. It could be simply that "he will" is more likely to occur in informal contexts than "it will" or "this will" - but I don't know whether that is the case or not.
– Colin Fine
2 hours ago
Whence comes the bland statement that this'll "is not part of standard written English"? Is there an index available where this can be looked up, or does one merely bow to the obvious correctness of the view?
– John Lawler
4 mins ago
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"This'll" is an example of a word that is spoken aloud frequently but is not part of standard written English. Even if one is writing with other contractions (can't, won't, I'll, etc.), "this'll" would not be written down and would instead be expanded as "this will."
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Hmm. It would never occur to me to expand this'll in a context where I would write he'll. But I concede that the iWeb corpus shows only 3 401 instances of this'll against 1 106 480 of this will - a ratio of 1:325. This compares with 226 568 against 2 916 449 (1:13) for it'll/it will, and 205 744 against 636 339 (1:3) for, he'll/he will. I wonder why this should be. It could be simply that "he will" is more likely to occur in informal contexts than "it will" or "this will" - but I don't know whether that is the case or not.
– Colin Fine
2 hours ago
Whence comes the bland statement that this'll "is not part of standard written English"? Is there an index available where this can be looked up, or does one merely bow to the obvious correctness of the view?
– John Lawler
4 mins ago
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"This'll" is an example of a word that is spoken aloud frequently but is not part of standard written English. Even if one is writing with other contractions (can't, won't, I'll, etc.), "this'll" would not be written down and would instead be expanded as "this will."
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"This'll" is an example of a word that is spoken aloud frequently but is not part of standard written English. Even if one is writing with other contractions (can't, won't, I'll, etc.), "this'll" would not be written down and would instead be expanded as "this will."
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Hmm. It would never occur to me to expand this'll in a context where I would write he'll. But I concede that the iWeb corpus shows only 3 401 instances of this'll against 1 106 480 of this will - a ratio of 1:325. This compares with 226 568 against 2 916 449 (1:13) for it'll/it will, and 205 744 against 636 339 (1:3) for, he'll/he will. I wonder why this should be. It could be simply that "he will" is more likely to occur in informal contexts than "it will" or "this will" - but I don't know whether that is the case or not.
– Colin Fine
2 hours ago
Whence comes the bland statement that this'll "is not part of standard written English"? Is there an index available where this can be looked up, or does one merely bow to the obvious correctness of the view?
– John Lawler
4 mins ago
add a comment |
Hmm. It would never occur to me to expand this'll in a context where I would write he'll. But I concede that the iWeb corpus shows only 3 401 instances of this'll against 1 106 480 of this will - a ratio of 1:325. This compares with 226 568 against 2 916 449 (1:13) for it'll/it will, and 205 744 against 636 339 (1:3) for, he'll/he will. I wonder why this should be. It could be simply that "he will" is more likely to occur in informal contexts than "it will" or "this will" - but I don't know whether that is the case or not.
– Colin Fine
2 hours ago
Whence comes the bland statement that this'll "is not part of standard written English"? Is there an index available where this can be looked up, or does one merely bow to the obvious correctness of the view?
– John Lawler
4 mins ago
Hmm. It would never occur to me to expand this'll in a context where I would write he'll. But I concede that the iWeb corpus shows only 3 401 instances of this'll against 1 106 480 of this will - a ratio of 1:325. This compares with 226 568 against 2 916 449 (1:13) for it'll/it will, and 205 744 against 636 339 (1:3) for, he'll/he will. I wonder why this should be. It could be simply that "he will" is more likely to occur in informal contexts than "it will" or "this will" - but I don't know whether that is the case or not.
– Colin Fine
2 hours ago
Hmm. It would never occur to me to expand this'll in a context where I would write he'll. But I concede that the iWeb corpus shows only 3 401 instances of this'll against 1 106 480 of this will - a ratio of 1:325. This compares with 226 568 against 2 916 449 (1:13) for it'll/it will, and 205 744 against 636 339 (1:3) for, he'll/he will. I wonder why this should be. It could be simply that "he will" is more likely to occur in informal contexts than "it will" or "this will" - but I don't know whether that is the case or not.
– Colin Fine
2 hours ago
Whence comes the bland statement that this'll "is not part of standard written English"? Is there an index available where this can be looked up, or does one merely bow to the obvious correctness of the view?
– John Lawler
4 mins ago
Whence comes the bland statement that this'll "is not part of standard written English"? Is there an index available where this can be looked up, or does one merely bow to the obvious correctness of the view?
– John Lawler
4 mins ago
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It is a perfectly normal contraction, in daily use by millions of English speakers.
It is also widely used in informal writing. Many people regard contractions of this sort as inappropriate for more formal writing.
Whether you regard it as "a word" or not is up to you.
answered 2 hours ago
Colin Fine
62.7k167158
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up vote
2
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It is a perfectly normal contraction, in daily use by millions of English speakers.
It is also widely used in informal writing. Many people regard contractions of this sort as inappropriate for more formal writing.
Whether you regard it as "a word" or not is up to you.
answered 2 hours ago
Colin Fine
62.7k167158
add a comment |
up vote
2
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It is a perfectly normal contraction, in daily use by millions of English speakers.
It is also widely used in informal writing. Many people regard contractions of this sort as inappropriate for more formal writing.
Whether you regard it as "a word" or not is up to you.
answered 2 hours ago
Colin Fine
62.7k167158
It is a perfectly normal contraction, in daily use by millions of English speakers.
It is also widely used in informal writing. Many people regard contractions of this sort as inappropriate for more formal writing.
Whether you regard it as "a word" or not is up to you.
answered 2 hours ago
Colin Fine
62.7k167158
answered 2 hours ago
Colin Fine
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Colin Fine
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From the song American Pie, "Singin' this'll be the day that I die."
– Jason Bassford
49 mins ago