22 Aug 2016
Common Informal Contractions
Common Informal Contractions
Wanna, gimme, gonna, kinda, whatcha, ya, ain’t, lotta, I’mma, dunno, betcha, dontcha, lemme, oughta, sorta, cmon, s’more, musta, mighta, hafta;
Word | Meaning | Word | Meaning |
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Wanna | Want to want a (coffee) | Betcha | Bet you |
Gimme | Give me | Dontcha | Don't you |
Gonna | Going to | Lemme | Let me |
Gotta | Have got to | Oughta | Ought to |
Kinda | Kind of | Soda | Sort of |
Whatcha | What are you / what have you | Cmon | Come on |
Ya | You | S'more | Some more |
Ain't | Am not / is not/ are not | Musta | Must have |
Lotta | Lot of | Mighta | Might have |
I'mma | I'm going to | Hafta | Have to |
Dunno | Don't / doesn't know | D'you | Do you |