[Help] Grammar Police - Question

[Shropshire Seagull]

You'd've

Saw this in another post - Is this legal?

I'd like to think I'm well versed in where to put my apostrophes and the above example is using them to identify letters removed.
However, I've never seen 3 words joined in this way e.g. You would have

So, is it acceptable?

 

[1234andcounting]

What, no poll? I would vote Yes.

 

[BBassic]

It looks wrong to me.

 

[jasetheace]

At least it avoided You'd'of

 

[super-seagulls]

You would’ve.
I believe would be correct.

 

[maffew]

I guess it's logical and possibly grammatically correct for say a play script or fiction book, but it does look wrong, I doubt you would ever use/see it used on anything formal. Maybe in the olden days 'twas'n't or something.

I dunno

 

[maffew]

At least it avoided You'd'of

well that would be you'd'f, I'm going to use that at the next opportunity and argue my case

 

[The Large One]

You'd've

Saw this in another post - Is this legal?

I'd like to think I'm well versed in where to put my apostrophes and the above example is using them to identify letters removed.
However, I've never seen 3 words joined in this way e.g. You would have

So, is it acceptable?

It's perfectly legitimate and acceptable to use double contractions.

Shouldn't've
We'd've
Ha'p'orth

Fo'c's'le has three contractions (though often shortened to two - fo'c'sle).

 

[Boys 9d]

My pennyworth: You'd have ...

 

[Monkey Man]

Nothing wrong with it, technically speaking.

Maybe not the most elegant looking word but it does reflect the abbreviated way of a lot of us speak. The apostrophes are in the right places.

 

[pauli cee]

It's perfectly legitimate to use double contractions.

Shouldn't've
We'd've
Ha'p'orth

Fo'c's'le has three contractions (though often shortened to two - fo'c'sle).

Trying to work it out, but just can't.

What on earth does Fo'c's'le actually mean

 

[AZ Gull]

Trying to work it out, but just can't.

What on earth does Fo'c's'le actually mean

The first car I owned was a Fo'c's'le Cavalier.

 

[pauli cee]

The first car I owned was a Fo'c's'le Cavalier.

To be fair, that's about as close as I got too......

 

[SK1NT]

You'd've

Saw this in another post - Is this legal?

I'd like to think I'm well versed in where to put my apostrophes and the above example is using them to identify letters removed.
However, I've never seen 3 words joined in this way e.g. You would have

So, is it acceptable?

Never seen it. Would say no it's not correct.

 

[Bakero]

Not acceptable in writing generally but in speech it's very common. In text messages or a forum post a double contraction is fine.

 

[The Large One]

Trying to work it out, but just can't.

What on earth does Fo'c's'le actually mean

Short for forecastle.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forecastle

 

[maffew]

fo'c's'le in British
or fo'c'sle (ˈfəʊksəl )
noun
a variant spelling of forecastle

 

[pauli cee]

Short for forecastle.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forecastle

Cheers!

 

[maffew]

Not acceptable in writing generally but in speech it's very common. In text messages or a forum post a double contraction is fine.

I guess it's ok to write Pie 'n' Mash?

 

[Thunder Bolt]

I guess it's ok to write Pie 'n' Mash?

Yes, the apostrophes replace a & d.