I've heard that, too, and I've always kind of hated it. In fiction, if you're inside a character's head, even from a 3rd person perspective, I think it sounds stilted and wrong to not contract words if the character would.
I, personally, think it depends on the POV, the tone you're going for, etc.
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Date: 2006-01-18 10:31 pm (UTC)I, personally, think it depends on the POV, the tone you're going for, etc.