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minus-squareSpaceNoodle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up27arrow-down1·8 months agoClose. Move the apostrophe from before the I to after.
minus-squareyetiftw@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down5·8 months agonope. the apostrophe replaces the “wou” part of “would”
minus-squareSpaceNoodle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·8 months agoNope, nope, nope. “Would” is not contracted as “'ld,” and then there would be no “I.” That’s a capital I, not a lowercase l.
minus-squarethreelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·8 months agoyou all would have if would have?
Close. Move the apostrophe from before the I to after.
nope. the apostrophe replaces the “wou” part of “would”
Nope, nope, nope. “Would” is not contracted as “'ld,” and then there would be no “I.” That’s a capital I, not a lowercase l.
you all would have if would have?