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| Although these slang contractions should never be used in written contexts, a lot of native speakers use them both in unformal or formal spoken situations.
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| For example, you will hear them in many movies and songs.
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| Therefore it's important to understand their use.
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| Here are the main ones. Feel free to complete this list by editing this wiki page.
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| == gonna ==
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| Gonna = Going to
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| * 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.
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| == wanna ==
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| Wanna = want to
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| * I wanna go out to eat tonight = I want to go out to eat tonight
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| While, i fact, "wanna" usually means "I want to", it can (and does) on many occasions represent the phrase "I want a ___".
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| Also worth noting that "wanna" can apply to any type pronoun, i.e., "I wanna", "you wanna", "s/he wanna" - never mind that there is an "s" @ "s/he wants" --, "we wanna", and "they wanna". The "he/she wanna" is obviously even more "slangy" than the others, but then this should not come as a surprise to persons who "know" about English (American for sure and some other, e.g., London/UK) Black slang, in which the verb "to be" is utterly corrupted for lack of conjugation: I be, you be, he be, she be, we be, they be -- all of these are heard "on the streets" of America's urban (and not-so-urban) communities. Thus, the collapse of "He/she wants to/a" into "He/she wanna ...." should not be surprising.
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| == gotta ==
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| Gotta = have got to
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| * I gotta go to bed soon, I'm tired. = I've got to go to bed soon, I'm tired.
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| == shoulda ==
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| Shoulda is a slang contraction of "should have"
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| * I should have washed my car today = I shoulda washed my car today.
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| == ain't ==
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| See: [[Language/English/Vocabulary/Meaning-of-ain't]]
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| == kinda ==
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| Kinda is a slang contraction of "Kind of"
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| * I kind of like it = I kinda like it
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| == lotta/alotta ==
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| Lotta is a slang contraction of "a lot of"
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| * There are a lot of things I need to do today = There's lotta things I need to today
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| == sorta ==
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| Sorta is a slang contraction of "sort of"
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| * That's the sort of thing I don't like. = That's the sorta thing I don't like.
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| == lemme ==
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| Lemme is a slang contraction of "let me"
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| * Let me put on my shoes first = Lemme put on my shoes first.
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| == gimme ==
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| Gimme is a slang contraction of "give me"
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| * Give me another piece of cake! = Gimme another piece of cake!
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| == whatcha ==
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| Whatcha is a slang contraction of "what are you"
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| * What are you doing today? = Whatcha doin' today?
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| == dontcha == | |
| Dontcha is a slang contraction of "Don't you"
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| * Don't you have something better to do? = Dontcha have something better to do?
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| == betcha ==
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| Betcha is a slang contraction of "bet you"
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| * I bet you can't beat me to the car! = I betcha can't beat me to the car!
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| == cmon/c'mon ==
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| Cmon is a slang contraction of "come on"
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| * Come on! Stop teasing me! = C'mon! Stop teasing me!
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| == dunno ==
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| Dunno is a slang contraction of "don't know"
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| * I don't know, sorry. = I dunno, sorry
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| == s'pose ==
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| S'pose is a slang contraction of "suppose"
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| * I suppose so. = I s'pose so.
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| == s'pect ==
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| S'pect is a slang contraction of "suspect"
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| * I suspect it is so. = I s'pect it is so.
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| == innit ==
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| Innit is a slang contraction of "isn't it"
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| * Isn't it wonderful? = Innit wonderful?
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| == y'all ==
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| Y'all is a slang contraction of "you all"
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| * Are you all comfortable? = Y'all comfortable?
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| == fixin' ==
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| Fixin' is a slang contraction of "fixing"
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| * Are you fixing the door? = Are you fixin' the door?
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| * I'm fixing to die. = I'm fixin' to die.
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| == wood'nit ==
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| Wood'nit is a slang contraction of "wouldn't it"
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| * Wouldn't it be nice to live forever? = Wood'nit be nice to live forever?
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| == who'dja ==
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| Who'dja is a slang contraction of "who did you"
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| * Who did you expect? = Who'dja expect?
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| == whu'dja ==
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| Whu'dja is a slang contraction of "what did you"
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| * What did you expect? = Whu'dja expect?
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| == wher'dja ==
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| Wher'dja is a slang contraction of "where did you"
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| * Where did you think we were going? = Wher'dja think we were going?
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| == sintcha ==
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| Sintcha is a slang contraction of "Since you"
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| * I've been sad since you left. = I've been sad sintcha left.
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| == sentcha ==
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| Sentcha is a slang contraction of "Sent you"
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| * I sent you the letter. = I sentcha the letter.
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| == whu'mi ==
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| Whu'mi is a slang contraction of "What am I"
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| * What am I going to do about him? = Whu'mi going to do about him?
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| == bad'n ==
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| Bad'n is a slang contraction of "Bad one"
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| * He's a bad one. = He's a bad'n.
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| == f'sho ==
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| F'soh is a slang contraction of "For sure"
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| * I ain't comin' and that's for sure. = I ain't comin' and that's f'sho.
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| == wussup ==
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| Wussup is slang for "What's up."
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| * What's up with you, Jerry? = Wussup with you, Jerry?
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| == dint'cha ==
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| Dint'cha is a slang contraction of "Didn't you"
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| * Didn't you have something better to do? = Dint'cha have something better to do?
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| == wernt'cha ==
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| Wernt'cha is a slang contraction of "Weren't you"
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| * Weren't you here yesterday? = Wernt'cha here yesterday?
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| == 'sawrite ==
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| 'Sawrite is a slang contraction of "It's alright"
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| * Tell her it's alright if she stays home. = Tell her 'sawrite if she stays home.
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| == did'ja ==
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| Did'ja is a slang contraction of "did you"
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| * Who did you expect? = Who did'ja expect?
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| == whad'ja ==
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| Whad'ja is a slang contraction of "what did you"
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| * What did you expect? = Whad'ja expect?
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| == gotcha ==
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| (spelled the way it is often spoken) "got you"
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| * "Gotcha (= caught you), you little thief!" she cried, as I tried to snatch a cookie from the table.
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