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Jan 28 2016 04:53am
Quote (xXMiGaaraNoSabakuXx @ Jan 28 2016 01:52am)
I would never end a sentence with a contraction.


You wouldn't?
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Jan 30 2016 07:54am
Quote (Nathan @ Jan 28 2016 05:53am)
You wouldn't?


The correct form would be: Wouldn't you ?

Therefore not ending with a contraction.

As stated before, you should not use contraction in a formal paper.
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Jan 30 2016 08:38am
Quote (IHateDuriel @ Jan 30 2016 08:54am)
The correct form would be: Wouldn't you ?

Therefore not ending with a contraction.

As stated before, you should not use contraction in a formal paper.

can't read font too small...
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Quote (Sicken @ Jan 30 2016 09:38am)
can't read font too small...


" I am not able to read because the font you are using is too small based on my personnal opinon and taste." is the correct way to use.
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Quote (JadeBlade23 @ Jan 6 2016 10:49pm)
it's technically correct but you shouldn't use contractions in professional papers


This
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Jan 30 2016 04:16pm
Quote (IHateDuriel @ Jan 30 2016 06:54am)
]The correct form would be: Wouldn't you ?

Therefore not ending with a contraction.


There's nothing incorrect about "You wouldn't?". You don't always need to use inversion for questions. You can keep the same structure as a declarative especially for emphasizing disbelieve or a rhetorical question as opposed to being literally interrogative.

And you can still end a sentence with a contraction in other constructions.

I would end a sentence in a contraction sometimes, but you say that you wouldn't.

Quote (IHateDuriel @ Jan 30 2016 06:54am)
As stated before, you should not use contraction in a formal paper.


That's true.
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Jan 31 2016 02:55am
Quote (IHateDuriel @ Jan 30 2016 10:48am)
" I am not able to read because the font you are using is too small based on my personnal opinon and taste." is the correct way to use.



You spelled personal and opinion wrong. It was a good attempt, but just give up.
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