contractions

Please do not use contractions (I'm, you're, I can't, she hasn't…) in formal text types: 

• essays

• reports

• letters to the editor

• formal letters/emails

• proposals

• ….

 Always use full forms (I cannot, She has not, We are…)

(Contractions represent what is said in spoken language. While they may be acceptable in neutral/informal text types, they are not acceptable in formal text types)