Contraction - You're.

[cleung]

Hi Tdol, you aren't picky at all. In fact, thank you very much for helping, but could you kindly explain a little more as to why the contraction at the end of a sentence doesn't work. Honestly, I have never heard about this "rule" before.

Hi BobK, thank you, too, for your help. I should have thought about dropping the "are" in the first place, or as you put it, making it disappear entirely

[Philly]

Hi cleung
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Generally speaking, you should not end a sentence with a contraction of a verb and a noun or pronoun.
(I'm, you're, he's, she's, it's, we're, they're, I've, you've, we've, they've, I'd, he'll, etc.)
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You cannot say:
Do you know who I'm?
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Instead you say things such as:
Do you know who I am?
Do you know how many kids John has?
Can you tell me where they are?
Yes, I will.
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Especially in spoken English, you'll hear sentences such as these ending with a contraction of have and another verb and/or the word not:
=> Now that you mention it, I think he must've. (...he must have done that)
=> You shouldn't've!
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It's OK to end a sentence with a contraction of a verb and the word not:
=> No, he isn't.
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[cleung]

Thanks very much, Philly, for your great help.