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Slang contractions are very common in American English. | |||
Here are the main ones: | |||
== shoulda == | |||
Shoulda is a slang contraction of "should have" | |||
* I should have washed my car today = I shoulda washed my car today. | |||
== gonna == | == gonna == | ||
Gonna = Going to | Gonna = Going to | ||
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== wanna == | == wanna == | ||
Wanna = want to | Wanna = want to | ||
* I wanna go out to eat tonight = I want to go out to eat tonight | * I wanna go out to eat tonight = I want to go out to eat tonight | ||
== gotta == | == gotta == | ||
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* I gotta go to bed soon, I'm tired. = I've got to go to bed soon, I'm tired. | * I gotta go to bed soon, I'm tired. = I've got to go to bed soon, I'm tired. | ||
== | == AIN'T == | ||
See: [[Language/English/Vocabulary/Meaning-of-ain't]] | See: [[Language/English/Vocabulary/Meaning-of-ain't]] | ||