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You're technically only supposed to use them in dialogue. It is NOT a wise idea to use in narration, and ESPECIALLY not in a formal essay or paper. Just stick with the dialogue. I've taken some criticism before because I have a character in Stones who does not use contractions at all. Some of your characters may or may not use them, but most people do, so you typically want to write dialogue however the person's speaking. A person from middle-class Southern U.S. would not say:

"I cannot fathom how that could possibly happen."

Rather, this:

"I can't figure out how that happened."

Or, if you want the reader to really understand the dialect of a more...redneck type:

"I caint figer it out."

*note:I'm from the Southern U.S., so I can make fun of the dialogue if I want. Although, I do not speak like that...I promise...no, really...

Anyway, does that make sense? Hope I helped!

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