Standard Common contraction Example Note and ’n Do you know Nancy ‘n David.   are ’r My classmates ‘r on vacation.   Are you Ya Ya going to school? Where ya going?       because ’cause(*)/coz I don’t like her ‘cause she is too proud.   can C’n I c’n be there in an hour.   come c’m C’m over to our house around 10：00.       could have could not have could’a   couldn’a You could’a hurt yourself!   He couldn’a done it.   does she dushi Dushi speak English?   don’t know dunno(*) I dunno where you live.   for fer He works fer his father.   give me gimme(*) Gimme that.   going to gonna(*)   Gonnu I’m gonna give him a present. I’m gonnu invite her to the party.   goodbye G’bye I’ll talk to you tomorrow. G’bye!   got to gotta(*)   gottu(*)   I gotta give him a present. I gottu invite her to my birthday party.   had better better You better start off right now.   have to hafta I hafta go home immediately.   he ’e Who is ’e?   he/she has he/she’as He’as a house at the beach.   her ’er This is’er book.     him ’im I like ‘im very much.   his ’is What is ‘is name? This does not apply if his begins a sentence. how did you how ’dya/How ‘dja How ‘dya/How ‘dja make that?   how do you how’ dy ’a How ‘dy ‘a do it?       how does how’s How’s she feel today?   in front of in fronna He parked in fronna the garden.   -ing -in(*) I’m goin’ to the store.   is that izat Izat your new car?     of a or o’(*) He’s sorta strange. It’s made o’gold.   old ol(*) There’s the ol’ house.   or ’r Do you like ice cream’r candy?     out of outta(*) (pronounced: oudda) Get outta the class at once!   probably prob’ly(*) He’ll prob’ly come for dinner.   should not have shouldn’a You shouldn’a leave so soon.   some S’m I want s’m apples.   sure sher Sher, I like chocolate! A   them ’m/’em(*) I like’m/I like’em.   to ta I don’t know what ta do now.       want to wanna(*)   wannu   I wanna go outside. I wanna eat something. I wannu avoid the subject.   what are you Wachya or wacha Wachya/Wacha doin?     what does what’s(*) What’s her do for a living?     what is the what’s a What’s a matter? ALSO：Wassa matta?(*) would not have wudn’a I wudn’a done that if I were you.   why did you Whyd’ya or whydja Why’dya/ why’dja tell him to leave?   why do you why’dy’a Why’dy’a work so hard?