: Re: Is it acceptable practice to use contractions in a fictional first person narrative for children? I am writing a children's story in first person, present tense. Aside from the quotes from characters,

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Contractions are fine in narration. As with other aspects of the narrator's diction and voice, the use or avoidance of contractions helps characterize the narrator, and indicates something about the formality/informality of the story.

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