One said 'tis :An old English word used in the place of this is ; a contraction of this is. I showed this to my brother and he showed me another one it said 'tis :an old English contraction of the words it is.
early modern english - Does "'tis" means "this is" or "it is ...
'Tis is the contraction of it is. I heard that it was contracted due to the way it's pronounced--the accent; because the accent is at the T. So, just wondering if American English uses this 'tis, w...
american english - Has there ever been " 'tis " in AmE? - English ...