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It's with ample RAM and the latest Intel CPU. Assuming the whole thing draws 100W, that's also including 72kWh of electricity.

by Ayesh 3y ago

bluedino 3y ago
I'm not sure what the exact 'rule' is here, but you wouldn't use a contraction in this sentence. It is, with ample RAM and the latest CPU.
- sjsdaiuasgdia 3y ago
  From https://www.yourdictionary.com/articles/contractions-correctly https://www.yourdictionary.com/articles/contractions-correct... - Contractions can be used in any position in a sentence; however, homophone contractions such as "it's" and "they're" sound better when followed by another word or phrase. The reason is that the sounds of "its" and "it's" and "they're" and "their" are so similar that they can be confusing unless they are used with the context of an additional word.
  - zimpenfish 3y ago
    To be fair, the contracted version doesn't read nearly as nicely. Q. Is it good for training? A. It's with ample RAM and the latest Intel CPU. vs Q. Is it good for training? A. It is with ample RAM and the latest Intel CPU.
    - bluedino 3y ago
      I think they are agreeing with it not reading as nicely. But you still need the comma. Otherwise it sounds like: "It is with great pleasure..."
      - zimpenfish 3y ago
        I don't think you necessarily need the comma but it would depend on the reader, I think. I didn't need the comma to read it correctly but I can see how you might mentally insert a pause between "it is" and "with" that makes it read weirdly. Probably better to reorganise it as "With ample ram [...], it is."
  - 0xcde4c3db 3y ago
    I think it's less to do with homophone confusion and more to do with usage patterns relating the contracted part to a phrase rather than a single word [1] [2]. By the logic of the homophone explanation, the following exchange should be much more acceptable than a sentence ending with "it's" or "they're", but to me it seems equally strange: "Are you waiting for someone?" "Yes, I'm." [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkZyZFa5qO0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkZyZFa5qO0 [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clitic https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clitic

It's with ample RAM and the latest Intel CPU. Assuming the whole thing draws 100W, that's also including 72kWh of electricity.

by Ayesh 3y ago

It's with ample RAM and the latest Intel CPU. Assuming the whole thing draws 100W, that's also including 72kWh of electricity.

bluedino 3y ago

I'm not sure what the exact 'rule' is here, but you wouldn't use a contraction in this sentence. It is, with ample RAM and the latest CPU.

sjsdaiuasgdia 3y ago
From https://www.yourdictionary.com/articles/contractions-correctly https://www.yourdictionary.com/articles/contractions-correct... - Contractions can be used in any position in a sentence; however, homophone contractions such as "it's" and "they're" sound better when followed by another word or phrase. The reason is that the sounds of "its" and "it's" and "they're" and "their" are so similar that they can be confusing unless they are used with the context of an additional word.
- zimpenfish 3y ago
  To be fair, the contracted version doesn't read nearly as nicely. Q. Is it good for training? A. It's with ample RAM and the latest Intel CPU. vs Q. Is it good for training? A. It is with ample RAM and the latest Intel CPU.
  - bluedino 3y ago
    I think they are agreeing with it not reading as nicely. But you still need the comma. Otherwise it sounds like: "It is with great pleasure..."
    - zimpenfish 3y ago
      I don't think you necessarily need the comma but it would depend on the reader, I think. I didn't need the comma to read it correctly but I can see how you might mentally insert a pause between "it is" and "with" that makes it read weirdly. Probably better to reorganise it as "With ample ram [...], it is."
- 0xcde4c3db 3y ago
  I think it's less to do with homophone confusion and more to do with usage patterns relating the contracted part to a phrase rather than a single word [1] [2]. By the logic of the homophone explanation, the following exchange should be much more acceptable than a sentence ending with "it's" or "they're", but to me it seems equally strange: "Are you waiting for someone?" "Yes, I'm." [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkZyZFa5qO0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkZyZFa5qO0 [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clitic https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clitic