Why do we use contractions like “It’s about time.” but not “Is’t about time?”

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Why do we use contractions like “It’s about time.” but not “Is’t about time?”

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We usually contract vowels, with some exceptions. The contraction is usually for phonetic reasons (meaning it sounds good), which is probably the reason your example is not used in English. English developed over time, not well thought out and methodically. So there’s always exceptions to just about every rule.

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