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4 Oct 2016
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Spanish (Mexico)
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Why is the apostrophe in words such as shouldn't, wouldn't, and isn't used after the n and not before it?
Why is the apostrophe in words such as shouldn't, wouldn't, and isn't used after the n and not before it?
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4 Oct 2016
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It's combining the words should and not like shouldnot, but the o is absent, so the apostrophe takes its place to show there's a piece missing in the word or something. lmao i had this explained to me ten years ago so I'm not 100% sure.
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