diff --git a/tools/vale/Microsoft/Contractions.yml b/tools/vale/Microsoft/Contractions.yml
index 8c81dcbce7..9f683139d2 100644
--- a/tools/vale/Microsoft/Contractions.yml
+++ b/tools/vale/Microsoft/Contractions.yml
@@ -48,3 +48,7 @@ swap:
   'where''s(?=\.)': where is
 
   will not: won't
+  mightn't've: might not have
+  mustn't've: mustn't have
+  shouldn't've: shouldn't have
+  wouldn't've: wouldn't have
diff --git a/tools/vale/write-good/E-Prime.yml b/tools/vale/write-good/E-Prime.yml
index 074a102b25..1e4a920a5d 100644
--- a/tools/vale/write-good/E-Prime.yml
+++ b/tools/vale/write-good/E-Prime.yml
@@ -5,28 +5,16 @@ level: suggestion
 tokens:
   - am
   - are
-  - aren't
   - be
   - been
   - being
   - he's
   - here's
-  - here's
-  - how's
   - i'm
   - is
-  - isn't
-  - it's
   - she's
-  - that's
   - there's
   - they're
   - was
-  - wasn't
-  - we're
   - were
-  - weren't
-  - what's
-  - where's
   - who's
-  - you're