Can you use contractions in a formal essay?

Yes. The MLA allows contractions in its publications. In professional scholarly writing, sometimes a formal tone is desired, but often a more conversational approach is taken. When overused, contractions can be distracting.

Is didn’t a formal contraction?

Not: I’m n’t or I am n’t. They are not is contracted to they aren’t or they’re not. The isn’t / aren’t contractions are more common after nouns….Contractions with auxiliary verb and not.aren’t=are not (we aren’t, you aren’t)didn’t=did not (I didn’t, they didn’t)hasn’t=has nothaven’t=have not10

What word is DA?

contraction of what did: What’d you say?

Does da mean yes?

Noun. da (uncountable) (slang, Russianism) Yes; an affirmative response.

What is a simp?

simp (plural simps) (slang) A man who foolishly overvalues and defers to a woman, putting her on a pedestal. (slang, by extension) Someone who foolishly overvalues someone else and defers to them, putting them on a pedestal.