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Contractions

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      Contractions are combinations of at least two words. A contraction is made by omitting one or more letters from one word and adding it to the end of another word.

      Many contractions combine a verb and a pronoun.

      Do Not Use Negative Contractions

      Do not use negative contractions, especially in warning or error messages.

      Any verb + not combination should be written out in full.

      For example, do not shorten could not to couldn’t.

      Do Not Use Informal Contractions

      Do not use informal contractions like "wanna" or "gonna".

      Do Not Use Complex Contractions

      Do not use complex contractions like:

      • could’ve

      • might’ve

      • must’ve

      • should’ve

      • what’ll

      • what’re

      • what’ve

      • we’ve

      • who’d

      • who’ll

      • who’ve

      • would’ve

      • you’ve

      Acceptable Contractions

      When writing UI copy for Couchbase, you can only use the following contractions:

      Contraction Short For…​

      I’d*

      I had; I would

      I’ll*

      I will; I shall

      I’m*

      I am

      it’s

      it is; it has

      let’s*

      let us

      that’s

      that is; that has

      there’s

      there is; there has

      they’d

      they had; they would

      they’ll

      they will; they shall

      they’re

      they are

      we’d*

      we had; we would

      we’re*

      we are

      what’s

      what is; what has

      where’s

      where is; where has

      who’s

      who is; who has

      you’d

      you had; you would

      you’ll

      you will; you shall

      you’re

      you are

      *Only use first person under specific circumstances. For more information, see First-Person.