http://ask.metafilter.com/tags/because Questions tagged with 'because' at Ask MetaFilter. Thu, 15 May 2008 06:20:53 -0800 Thu, 15 May 2008 06:20:53 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://ask.metafilter.com/91470/Yes%2DIm Vagaries of the English Language, part <i>n</i>: I need to tell my boss why the contraction "I'm" cannot stand alone as a sentence. For example, "Yes, I am" is okay. "Yes, I'm" is not. I haven't been able to find any good logic for this case or that works for the different contractions in general ("don't" can also stand alone, "I'd" and "I've" cannot). Given this is about languages, and particularly English, "just because" is, alas, potentially the best answer. tag:ask.metafilter.com,2008:site.91470 Thu, 15 May 2008 06:20:53 -0800 because contractions english grammar sentence whatzit