Ward/Quaid Punks strike a chord.

Nicely written! ["Everything We Need to Know About Program Management, We Learned from Punk Rock," July-August 2005.] I'm I'm

Contraction of I am.

Our Living Language Speakers of some scattered varieties of American English sometimes use I'm instead of I've or I have in present perfect constructions, as in a month out from taking over PMA-226, the Marine CH-46 helo program, and I've I've

Contraction of I have.

I've I have
I've have been reading everything I can find to get in the right frame of mind. Ward and Quaid's article did it. Who'd who'd

1. Contraction of who would.

2. Contraction of who had.

who'd
short for who would, who should, who had. ever expect to find Gonzo writing in Defense AT & L?

Rock on,

Lt. Col. H. J. Hewson

U.S. Marine Corps

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Author:	Hewson, H.J.
Publication:	Defense AT & L
Article Type:	Letter to the Editor
Date:	Sep 1, 2005
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