diff --git a/lib/src/english/ExtraEng.gf b/lib/src/english/ExtraEng.gf
index b7c2d036f..94a56713f 100644
--- a/lib/src/english/ExtraEng.gf
+++ b/lib/src/english/ExtraEng.gf
@@ -179,7 +179,9 @@ lin
    ComplBareVS  v s = insertExtra s.s (predV v) ;
    SlashBareV2S v s = insertExtrac s.s (predVc v) ;
 
-
+   ContractedUseCl  t p cl = {
+      s = t.s ++ p.s ++ cl.s ! t.t ! t.a ! p.p ! ODir True
+      } ;
 
 
 
diff --git a/lib/src/english/ExtraEngAbs.gf b/lib/src/english/ExtraEngAbs.gf
index 283fdeff2..1010d02d2 100644
--- a/lib/src/english/ExtraEngAbs.gf
+++ b/lib/src/english/ExtraEngAbs.gf
@@ -28,7 +28,11 @@ abstract ExtraEngAbs = Extra - [ProDrop] ** {
    --- AR 7/3/2013
    ComplSlashPartLast : VPSlash -> NP -> VP ;
 
----------------------
+   --- AR 3/12/2013 ---- TODO: the same for QCl, RCl
+   ContractedUseCl : Temp -> Pol -> Cl  -> S ;   -- he's here, I'll be back
+
+
+-----------------------------------------------------
 --- these are obsolete: use UncNeg : Pol instead
 
   fun
@@ -38,7 +42,7 @@ abstract ExtraEngAbs = Extra - [ProDrop] ** {
 
     UncNegImpSg : Pol -> Imp -> Utt;           -- do not help yourself
     UncNegImpPl : Pol -> Imp -> Utt;           -- do not help yourselves
-
+-----------------------------------------------------
 
 
 }
diff --git a/lib/src/english/ParseEng.gf b/lib/src/english/ParseEng.gf
index 9a2306506..841798e2d 100644
--- a/lib/src/english/ParseEng.gf
+++ b/lib/src/english/ParseEng.gf
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ concrete ParseEng of ParseEngAbs =
   VerbEng - [SlashV2V, PassV2, UseCopula, ComplVV],
   AdverbEng,
   PhraseEng,
-  SentenceEng,
+  SentenceEng - [UseCl], -- replaced by UseCl | ContractedUseCl
   QuestionEng,
   RelativeEng,
   IdiomEng [NP, VP, Tense, Cl, ProgrVP, ExistNP],
@@ -21,11 +21,15 @@ concrete ParseEng of ParseEngAbs =
             ClSlash, RCl, EmptyRelSlash, VS, V2S, ComplBareVS, SlashBareV2S],
 
   DictEng ** 
-open MorphoEng, ResEng, ParadigmsEng, Prelude in {
+open MorphoEng, ResEng, ParadigmsEng, (S = SentenceEng), (E = ExtraEng), Prelude in {
 
 flags
   literal=Symb ;
 
+-- exceptional linearizations
+lin
+  UseCl t p cl = S.UseCl t p cl | E.ContractedUseCl t p cl ;
+
 lin
   myself_NP = regNP "myself" singular ;
   yourselfSg_NP = regNP "yourself" singular ;
@@ -147,8 +151,7 @@ lin
 
 lin
   PPos = {s = [] ; p = CPos} ;
-  PNeg = {s = [] ; p = CNeg True} ; -- contracted: don't
-  UncNeg = {s = [] ; p = CNeg False} ;
+  PNeg = {s = [] ; p = CNeg True} | {s = [] ; p = CNeg False} ;
 
 lincat
     Feat = Str;