Assertion: contraction | /r/HasProperty | common
Facets:
value: with most modal verbs in english
type: OTHER
value: until the 17th century
type: TEMPORAL
value: in portuguese
type: OTHER
value: in casual conversation
type: DEGREE
value: fairly
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: In casual conversation, contractions involving nouns are fairly common ("My dad'll be home soon").
text: Other contractions were common in writing until the 17th century, the most usual being de + personal and demonstrative pronouns: destas for de estas (of these, fem.), daquel for de aquel (of that, masc.), dél for de él (of him) etc.; and the feminine article before words beginning with a-: l'alma for la alma, now el alma (the soul).
text: Contractions are a common feature of English, used frequently in ordinary speech.
text: In Portuguese, contractions are common and much more numerous than those in Spanish.
text: Contractions are common with most modal verbs in English.