Never said that contractions weren't fine, just that some people are anal about never using them. I'm not. I even use ain't and tisn't.
Contracting words that shouldn't. Like 'sup and tisnt, I suppose.
I suppose we can return to The Dave and Willy the Hat Shakespeare for more examples:
Hamlet: O did'st thine vesper'd dreams 'ere burnt the day?
Nor can'st thou findest not plums in frinklewhey?
Gertrude: What?
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mudshark: Nate's just being...Nate.
Zeke: It comes nateurally to him.
mudshark: I don't expect Nate to make sense, really -- it's just a bad idea.
Sa'ar Chasm on the 5M.net forum: Sit back, relax, and revel in the insanity.
Adam Savage: I reject your reality and substitute my own!
Hanlon's Razor: Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity.
Crow T. Robot: Oh, stop pretending there's a plot. Don't cheapen yourself further.
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