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13. In some cases adjacent words, being pronounced together, are written as one:—
  1. ūnusquisque ( ūnus quisque ), sīquis ( quis ), quārē ( quā ), quamobrem (quam ob rem; cf. quās ob rēs), rēspūblica ( rēs pūblica ), iūsiūrandum ( iūs iūrandum ), paterfamiliās ( pater familiās ).

Note.--Sometimes a slight change in pronunciation resulted, as, especially in the old poets, before est in homōst ( homō est ), perīculumst ( perīculum est ), ausust ( ausus est ), quālist ( quālis est . Similarly there occur vīn', scīn' for vīsne , scīsne , sīs ( vīs ), sōdēs ( audēs ), sūltis ( vultis ). Compare in English somebody, to breakfast; he's, I've, thou'rt.

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