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Punctuate dialectal expressions or contractions by using what punctuation mark?

You would use an apostrophe (') to punctuate dialectal expressions or contractions. Here are some examples:

* Contractions:

* I'm (I am)

* She's (She is)

* We're (We are)

* They're (They are)

* Can't (cannot)

* Didn't (did not)

* Don't (do not)

* Shouldn't (should not)

* Won't (will not)

* Dialectal expressions:

* I'm gonna (I am going to)

* I gotta (I have got to)

* Y'all (You all)

* Ain't (am not, are not, is not, has not, have not)

* Gimme (Give me)

* Let's (Let us)

* That's (That is)

Remember that dialectal expressions and contractions are often specific to a particular region or culture.

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