The apostrophes do indeed stand in for missing parts of the words. However there are some spoken phrases that are sometimes written as a single word, where you might expect to see …

Sep 2, 2014 · When you use the short form for a word, you put the ' in place of the letters that were left out to make the word's short form. For example, the short form for the word LITTLE is …

Jun 12, 2015 · which one is the correct phrase to say? I have always been confused by that. My {younger|little|smaller} sister.

Oct 28, 2023 · I'm not finding the answer to this on the internet after searching. When writing dialogue, do you use capital letters to spell out words? Jamie said, "I said P-L-E-A-S-E …

Jun 10, 2015 · You know how sometimes you want to cry, but do not cry. Maybe a few tears are shed, but you mostly just choke up. The urge to cry is there, perhaps overwhelmingly, but you …

Jul 1, 2018 · That's quite a steamer trunk to unpack, but two things jump out at you right away. First, the multitude of separate entries in the dictionary for variant spellings suggests an …

Oct 10, 2013 · The first one is the simplification of the consonant cluster mg to just m, resulting in a form that you might spell Imana. If you listen carefully, you can hear people say Imana all the …

Jun 29, 2015 · The context would be something like: "Can you see any regurgitation on the screen?", "Just a "ditzle", meaning "very little". My question is: does such a word exist at all? If …

Feb 28, 2015 · It is widely reported there, particularly in the Carolinas and Georgia, and its definition is just as you have it. For example, from the blog The Room Mom: What is a Sirsee? …

Jul 12, 2011 · Is there a difference between them? If so, how and when are they used? For example: I fixed a little/small typo.