In English, didn't, that's, and wanna, the endings -n't, -'s, and -a arose by contraction.

Although many parts of the island are lichenologically unexplored the general distribution of quite a number of more conspicuous lichens can be outlined fairly reliably.

Out-of-state birders seeking Ruddy Ground Doves should be aware of two things. Ruddies associate much more frequently with Inca Doves than with Common Ground Doves. In fact, in eleven personal sightings of this species in Arizona, I have never seen a Ruddy with a Common nor has anyone else I know. … Perhaps this is a slow invasion, and forty years hence Ruddies will be so common ...

Another set of blinders stems from what might be called the Duessa syndrome: Protestant England associated hypertheatrical women with exotic foreignness, rhetorical display, physical allure, and Circean sexuality.