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Style Guide
  • ๐Ÿ‘‹Welcome!
  • ๐Ÿ“–Reference
    • ๐Ÿช“Abbreviations and Acronyms
      • Commonly Used Abbreviations
      • Periods
      • Plural Form
      • Shortening in Subsequent Mentions
    • ๐Ÿฆ Accents
    • ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฒAmerican Spelling
    • ๐Ÿ…ฐ๏ธCapitalization
      • Anime and Manga Titles
      • God, Religion, and Philosophy
      • Internet
      • Proper Nouns
      • With Punctuation
    • ๐ŸคŒContractions
    • ๐Ÿ’ฒCurrency
    • ๐Ÿ“…Date and Time
      • Date
      • Time
    • ๐Ÿ“‘Details of Anime and Manga
      • Background Info
      • Inconsistencies in the Database
      • Names and Conventions
    • ๐Ÿ’ฌDirect Quotations
    • ๐ŸŽจFormat
      • Italics and Quotation Marks
      • Other Formatting
      • Template
    • ๐Ÿ“Measurement
    • ๐Ÿ”ขNumbers
      • Fractions and Decimals
      • Whole Numbers
    • โ‰๏ธPunctuation
      • Apostrophe
      • Colon
      • Comma
      • Ellipsis
      • Em Dash
      • En Dash
      • Hyphen
      • Quotation Marks
      • Semicolon
    • โ˜ฎ๏ธSymbols
    • ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธTense and Voice
    • ๐Ÿ”—Helpful Links
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  1. ๐Ÿ“–Reference

๐ŸคŒContractions

Do not use contractions

MAL Rewrite strives for a professional tone, and contractions do not belong in formal writing.

Examples

  • Correct: did not, is not, it is

  • Incorrect: didn't, isn't, it's

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