Singkatan-Singkatan
aren’t = are not
can’t = can not
couldn’t = could not
didn’t = did not
doesn’t = does not
don’t = do not
hadn’t = had not
hasn’t = has not
he’d = he had, he would
he’ll = he will
haven’t = have not
he’s = he is, he has
here’s = here is
I’d = I had, I would, I Should
weren’t = were not
I’ll = I will, I shall
I’m = I am
isn’t = is not
it’d = it had, it would
it’ll = it will
I’ve = I have
let’s = let us
mustn’t = must not
needn’t = need not
oughtn’t = ought not
she’d = she had, she would
she’ll = she will
she’s = she is, she has
shouldn’t= should not
that’ll = that will
that’s = that is, that has
there’s = there is
they’d = they had, they would
they’ll = they will
they’re = they are
they’ve = they have
wasn’t = was not
we’d = we had, we would
we’ll = we will, we shall
we’ve = we have
what’s = what is, what has
where’s = where is
who’s = who is, who has
who’ve = who have
won’t = will not
wouldn’t = would not
you’re = you are
you’ve = you have
shan’t = shall not
Penjelasan :
Contraction adalah singkatan enclitics (kata atau persingkatan kata yang tidak bertekanan), sedangkan abbreviation adalah bentuk singkatan atau kependekan dari sebuah kata atau ungkapan yang menggantikan atau mewakili keseluruhannya. Contoh abbreviation adalah SMA (Sekolah Menengah Atas).
Contraction digunakan dalam pidato dan dalam percakapan yang direkam atau tertulis, atau karangan informal (tak resmi) yang lain, singkatan-singkatan itu ditulis dengan tanda apostrof.
Sedangkan dalam surat menyurat resmi dan bisnis, contraction tidak boleh digunakan.,
