I was writing just now, when I became suddenly aware that I rarely ever contract "he had" and "they had" into "he'd" and "they'd"in my writing. Scarier was the realization that I'm not even sure if I should.
Forgive me if it seems obvious; English isn't my native language. When is it best to contract these? Only when they're being spoken by characters? Only if they're used as auxiliary verbs? And more generally, how about other possible contractions? (My work in progress is a third person past fantasy novel)
Thanks in advance for any help!
Forgive me if it seems obvious; English isn't my native language. When is it best to contract these? Only when they're being spoken by characters? Only if they're used as auxiliary verbs? And more generally, how about other possible contractions? (My work in progress is a third person past fantasy novel)
Thanks in advance for any help!