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[kpatton]

While we were waiting for Eternal on the Water, we were all sharing some of our favorite current reads and many posted on The Road by Cormac McCarthy.  I just finished it and have a question for those of you who read it.  McCarthy uses apostrophies for I'm and we're for example but never for a contraction ending in "nt" such as wont.  Any thoughts?

Kathy

[pen21]

I don't remember that. My son has the book now.

Now you have me wondering. Hope someone else has ideas.

pen21

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kpatton wrote:

While we were waiting for Eternal on the Water, we were all sharing some of our favorite current reads and many posted on The Road by Cormac McCarthy.  I just finished it and have a question for those of you who read it.  McCarthy uses apostrophies for I'm and we're for example but never for a contraction ending in "nt" such as wont.  Any thoughts?

Kathy

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[thewanderingjew]

Here is one answer to your question.

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kpatton wrote:

While we were waiting for Eternal on the Water, we were all sharing some of our favorite current reads and many posted on The Road by Cormac McCarthy.  I just finished it and have a question for those of you who read it.  McCarthy uses apostrophies for I'm and we're for example but never for a contraction ending in "nt" such as wont.  Any thoughts?

Kathy

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[pen21]

Thank you for finding the answer. Good description of the writing style.

pen21

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thewanderingjew wrote:

Here is one answer to your question.

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kpatton wrote:

While we were waiting for Eternal on the Water, we were all sharing some of our favorite current reads and many posted on The Road by Cormac McCarthy.  I just finished it and have a question for those of you who read it.  McCarthy uses apostrophies for I'm and we're for example but never for a contraction ending in "nt" such as wont.  Any thoughts?

Kathy

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[kpatton]

Thank you.  I'm glad some of you are still reading so I could post this qustion.

Kathy

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thewanderingjew wrote:

Here is one answer to your question.

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kpatton wrote:

While we were waiting for Eternal on the Water, we were all sharing some of our favorite current reads and many posted on The Road by Cormac McCarthy.  I just finished it and have a question for those of you who read it.  McCarthy uses apostrophies for I'm and we're for example but never for a contraction ending in "nt" such as wont.  Any thoughts?

Kathy

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