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