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== | == shoulda == | ||
Shoulda is a slang contraction of "should have" | Shoulda is a slang contraction of "should have" | ||
* I should have washed my car today = I shoulda washed my car today. | * I should have washed my car today = I shoulda washed my car today. | ||
Revision as of 08:03, 11 November 2018
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 = Going to
- I'm gonna go to the store to pick up some groceries = I'm going to go to the store to pick up some groceries.
wanna
Wanna = want to
- I wanna go out to eat tonight = I want to go out to eat tonight
gotta
Gotta = have got to
- I gotta go to bed soon, I'm tired. = I've got to go to bed soon, I'm tired.