Does anyone have grammar contraction issues?

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The other day somebody in my class told me that I sounded like a robot when I talk. I asked him what he meant by that and he said I never use grammar contractions when I speak. Does anyone else have trouble saying words like, "it's and doesn't" rather than" it is" and "does not"? I never noticed that perhaps I do fail to use alot of grammar contractions. I was slightly embarrassed that this student brought it to my attention, I am a full-time college student, female diagnosed with Aspergers (I would think individuals in college would be a bit more mature.....I stand corrected.)

I've actually noticed some people here don't seem to use contractions in their posts. I find it rather fascinating actually. My dad mentioned something about not using contractions when I was a kid but I don't remember who it was directed at.

I use them less in real life than online because I make more of an effort and can go back and edit what I've put (I'm also prone to repeating words). Some of it slips into my speech, some of the time people mock me for sounding 'posh'.

I remember hating contractions for a long time, and while I did start to use them I also stopped using them nearly as much late last year.

It's a stylistic thing, and calling you robotic for choosing not to use contractions is pretty rude.

It's just a matter of preference. I had an instructor who was originally from Austria who hated them. She thought they looked & sounded sloppy. That was her opinion, nothing more. Just because someone chooses to use them or not is no reason for a personal attack. I am interchangeable with verb contractions. Sometimes I use them & sometimes I don't.

I typically use contractions simply because it's easier to talk that way, but if I'm saying something important, I talk very clearly and do not use them.

Sometimes I feel like contractions and sometimes I don't. If someone told me, "I am going to the grocery store," it would throw me off. On the other hand, I'm careful with the way I speak to avoid stuttering, and sometimes I'll intentionally avoid a contraction. For example, I never say "I'd" as in "I'd rather" or "I'd not." Instead I'll say "I would rather" and "I had not."

Ok, I'm only trying to imitate English, I feel I'm better off not using too much of them, since the fascination somewhat diminishes doing so. Doing what John-Elder did in his book, putting a lot of 'd-s in the text inspires me, but it won't last, I guess.

Yes, I had that tendency as a youngster. Around my mid-teens, I deliberately started using contractions and figures of speech; around my early twenties, I started using my knowledge of music to vary my tone of voice properly. It was very much like learning a second language--colloquial English. I believe most autistics who are capable of learning a second language can probably learn to speak in a more informal way.

It is still easier for me to speak in a formal manner with a more unvarying pitch, and I will resort to that when I'm having problems getting my ideas across, generating the right words, or generally communicating. Contractions have become second nature, but I still have to use extra thought to speak casually, and even then people say I am very precise with my speech.

I don't tend to use contractions when physically speaking, though I tend to use contractions a lot when I'm typing.

I use contractions constantly in both my speech and my typing. It's a faster and smoother way of communicating, in my opinion. There are certain situations where I won't use contractions, when I'm emphasizing a word or phrase to make a point or something. That's about it, though. I also often tend read or pronounce long-format sentences as contracted sentences, as well.

As a child I struggled with it but I use them sometimes now.

I'm like Zokk. I won't use them when trying to emphasize something. When I write more formally or I write dialogue for my more articulate characters I won't use them.

To be honest contractions are a type of slang to me and I only use them because everyone else seems to use them a lot.

I tend to use contractions less in writing than in speech. They feel uncomfortable sometimes. Somehow unnatural. Especially when I am trying to explain a convoluted point. Most of my emails to people do not contain a single contraction.

Aaah, i didn't understood.
Well, my first language is not english, but italian, and we almost don't use contractions because it's already a characteristic of italian language.
The only contraction i can recall is 'Pò' that is the contraction of the word 'poco' (few, little) and it should not even be write with accent. But it is pronunced with accent, so i write it in this way. Some articles are also contracted, in presence of wowels as first letter of alphabet (ex: - L'albero = Lo albero)
I use contractions in some english words, because teacher has said that we had to write 'don't' 'can't etc in this way and they didn't teach us 'do not' 'can not' etc... and i can say almost all english i use is self-taught

I do sometimes use some convenient contractions when I speak, but only very rarely and for specific reason when I am writing ... and there is absolutely nothing wrong with you. In many cases, contractions come from sloth and a certain lack of sophistication in clear communication. For example:

Some people make/use contractions -- woulda/would've, coulda/could've, shoulda/should've -- simply because they do not even know what words to actually use: "Would/Could/Should of" or "Would/Could/Should have"?

Looking back, I am very grateful for/to my 9th-grade teacher who strongly discouraged all use of contractions.

I have a thing for double contractions and use them when I can. I like archaic English words and phrases.

I say can't when I'm online and cannot when i'm not.