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"what's it say?" - does contracting "does" to "'s" happen only for the word "say"?
when can i shorten "does" to "'s"?
"what's it say?" - does contracting "does" to "'s" happen only for the word "say"?
when can i shorten "does" to "'s"?
when can i shorten "does" to "'s"?
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This is a good question. As a native English speaker, I've never actually thought about this topic. I can't think of any other examples of when "does" is shortened to "s." However, you should rephrase your logic to: "does contracting 'does' to 's' happen only for the word 'what'?"
Here is an example of replacing "say":
"What's it mean?"
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