contractions

Ending sentences with prepositions or with contractions is not inherently ungrammatical and should not be made into a hard-and-fast grammar rule.

The no-final-prepositions rule: Not even half right. « Motivated Grammar 2010

Concomitant with the onset of uterine contractions is the development of contractions of the orgasmic platform in the outer third of the vagina.

In Defense of the Hysterectomy aka TBTAM 2007

The avoidance of contractions is probably due to the general preference for formal language in medieval settings; this preference arises because only formal texts have made it down to us now.

Til v. till v. ’til v. until « Motivated Grammar 2007

I had pre-term contractions that started at 26 weeks and lasted almost to the end of the pregnancy they stopped for about five days just before he was born!...and they kept telling me to go in to labor and delivery.

Probe Me Gently 2008

"That means that the Fed will do whatever it takes to avoid sharp short-term contractions."

unknown title 2011

By detecting preterm contractions with greater accuracy and sensitivity than existing tools, the new system could allow doctors to take steps at an earlier stage to prevent premature births, its inventors say.

Newswise: Latest News 2010

By detecting preterm contractions with greater accuracy and sensitivity than existing tools, the new system could allow doctors to take steps at an earlier stage to prevent premature births, its inventors say.

PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010

Apparently it calms muscle spasms, including those involved with the digestive system, though how it manages to calm down the uterus’ contractions is beyond me.

Daily Tea: April 22 and 23, 2010 | Tea Derivations 2010

Apparently it calms muscle spasms, including those involved with the digestive system, though how it manages to calm down the uterus’ contractions is beyond me.

2010 April | Tea Derivations 2010

I don’t think ending sentences with contractions is a problem at all.

The no-final-prepositions rule: Not even half right. « Motivated Grammar 2010