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Here are the main ones used in American English: | Here are the main ones used in American English: | ||
== gonna == | == gonna == | ||
Gonna = Going to | Gonna = Going to | ||
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Gotta = have got to | Gotta = have got to | ||
* 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. | ||
== shoulda == | |||
Shoulda is a slang contraction of "should have" | |||
* I should have washed my car today = I shoulda washed my car today. | |||
== ain't == | == ain't == | ||
See: [[Language/English/Vocabulary/Meaning-of-ain't]] | See: [[Language/English/Vocabulary/Meaning-of-ain't]] | ||
Revision as of 08:05, 11 November 2018
Slang contractions are very common in English.
Here are the main ones used in American English:
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.
shoulda
Shoulda is a slang contraction of "should have"
- I should have washed my car today = I shoulda washed my car today.