I was confused
Today I shared a piture on moment Wechat, and I said: 'This's one of my favorite colors', as you can see in the picture below. Then my friends told me 'This is' couldn't be abbreviated as 'This's'. Also some friends said no problem, it could be used like that. So I was confused. :)
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Thank you for your explanation, John. This is a very interesting explanation. I got it.
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Got it. Thank you for your explanation, John G.
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No you cannot do that. The correct form is "this is". You may see it on text messages or social media but it is incorrect in any English writing or speaking. if I redirected you to various web forums it would only confuse you more. Just remember it is not a standard contraction and there is no need to use it. We are no longer limited to 16k RAM memories on our computers, there is plenty of space to write out the full correct "this is".
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It's not a contraction in English; you won't find it in the dictionary. When people speak it may sound something like "this's" but it's never written that way.
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