Re: Tho (was: Blandness (was: Uusisuom's influences))

David Peterson wrote:
> You can ONLY contract aspect/mood verbs.
I disagree.  You can also contract the suffix -ing into -in' and
(orthographically) "though" into "tho".

Besides, "to be" is neither aspect nor mood in sentences like "It's a
bear" or "I'm a conlanger".  Also, "not" can be contracted as -n't.

> << Excuse me, but language is all about commonly accepted conventions.>>
>
> The convention I described above is commonly accepted.  "Tho" is not.
"Tho", "thru", not to mention "IMO" and others you've criticized, are
pretty commonly accepted as well, especially online.  You yourself
mentioned that "lots of people do [it]" ... "lots of people" sounds like
"commonly accepted" to me.  Besides, there was a time when "I'm" and
those other contractions you accept were not used.  Thus, at some point,
they had to be created, and must've gone thru a period of not being
commonly accepted.

What's the definition of "commonly accepted"?  How many more people have
to use these forms before they become "commonly accepted"?

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