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Would somebody please explain to me in simple terms just what, exactly, is the ablative form?
I've been told it has something to do with 'direction' either towards or away. Would 'whom' in the sentence "To whom would you like to speak?" be the ablative of 'who'?
Also, I've often wondered about certain contractions.
Which would be the correct way to contract "He is not here"?
Would I use "He isn't here", or "He's not here"?
Is there always one correct form for this, or is it a matter of context?
Also, why not use both contractions ("He'sn't here")? I've not (I haven't?) (I'ven't?) heard a rule stating that doing so is necessarily incorrect...
Thank you.
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I've been told it has something to do with 'direction' either towards or away. Would 'whom' in the sentence "To whom would you like to speak?" be the ablative of 'who'?
Also, I've often wondered about certain contractions.
Which would be the correct way to contract "He is not here"?
Would I use "He isn't here", or "He's not here"?
Is there always one correct form for this, or is it a matter of context?
Also, why not use both contractions ("He'sn't here")? I've not (I haven't?) (I'ven't?) heard a rule stating that doing so is necessarily incorrect...
Thank you.
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