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1XX the short form of 'is':
John's here.
What's that?
She's writing a letter.
2XX the short form of 'has':
Polly's gone out.
A spider's got eight legs.
3XX a short form of 'us' used only in 'let's'
4XX spoken a short form of 'does', used in questions after 'who',`what' etc that many people think is incorrect:
How's he plan to do that?
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