Anpostrophe instead of the second sound. How do I read about it?
What is the meaning of contraction in American English when the first sound of a word isn’t pronounced?
There’s an apostrophe instead. Is it in a sentence?
F/e, The Chicago Manual of Style mentions webster’s list.
Used in forms like ‘Merica for America or ‘Em for Them, these are slang, colloquialisms and patois that differ by definition from standard language usage. I would recommend the Urban Dictionary or Green’s Dictionary of Slang. So
why/how do you find the Urban Dictionary a good one?
Is there a generic term for the phenomenon called elision at all?
In certain languages employing the Latin alphabet, such as English, the omitted letters in a contraction are replaced by an apostrophe (e.g. , is not for is not).
Included in the list Examples of elision in English :
Word IPA before elision IPA after elision him /hm/ /m/.
