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  • Informal Contractions

    Informal Contractions

    Informal contractions are short forms of other words that people use when speaking casually. They are not exactly slang, but they are a little like slang.

    For example, "gonna" is a short form of "going to". If you say going to very fast, without carefully pronouncing each word, it can sound like gonna.

    Please remember that these are informal contractions. That means that we do not use them in "correct" speech, and we almost never use them in writing. (If you see them in writing, for example in a comic strip, that is because the written words represent the spoken words or dialogue.) We normally use them only when speaking fast and casually, for example with friends. Some people never use them, even in informal speech.

    It is probably true to say that informal contractions are more common in American English.

    Also note that, unlike normal contractions, we do not always use apostrophes (') with informal contractions when written.

    Listed below are some common informal contractions, with example sentences. Note that the example sentences may be a little artificial because when we use a contraction we may also use other contractions in the same sentence, or even drop some words completely. For example:

    • What are you going to do?
    • Whatcha going to do?
    • Whatcha gonna do?
      or
    • Do you want a beer?
    • Do you wanna beer?
    • D'you wanna beer?
    • D'ya wanna beer?
    • Ya wanna beer?
    • Wanna beer?

    Tips

    These informal contractions are not "correct" English. Do not use them in a written exam, for example, except in appropriate situations.

    • ain't = am not/are not/is not
      I ain't sure.
      You ain't my boss.
    • ain't = has not/have not
      I ain't done it.
      She ain't finished yet.
    • gimme = give me
      Gimme your money.
      Don't gimme that rubbish.
      Can you gimme a hand?
    • gonna = going to
      Nothing's gonna change my love for you.
      I'm not gonna tell you.
      What are you gonna do?
    • gotta = (have) got a
      I've gotta gun.
      I gotta gun.
      She hasn't gotta penny.
      Have you gotta car?
    • gotta = (have) got to
      I've gotta go now.
      I gotta go now.
      We haven't gotta do that.
      Have they gotta work?
    • kinda = kind of
      She's kinda cute.
    • lemme = let me
      Lemme go!
    • wanna = want to
      I wanna go home.
    • wanna = want a
      I wanna coffee.
    • whatcha = what are you
      Whatcha going to do?
    • whatcha = what have you
      Whatcha got there?
    • ya = you
      Who saw ya?

    Informal Contractions Song正如这首歌的名字,这首歌里用到了大多数的非正式缩略词。
    这里是视频的链接:Youtube
    以下是歌词:

    Whatcha doin' tonight, baby?
    I kinda like your style, lady.
    Wanna hang out for a while, honey?
    I'm gonna drive you wild, so try me!
    Gimme everything you've got, baby.
    Lemme see the lot, lady.
    We really gotta rock, honey.
    
    And it goes somethin' like this...
    
    Whatcha, Kinda, Wanna
    Gonna, Gimme, Lemme, Gotta
    
    Whatcha, Kinda, Wanna
    Gonna, Gimme, Lemme, Gotta
    
    Oh, let's do it again
    
    Whatcha doin' tonight, baby?
    I kinda like your style, lady.
    Wanna hang out for a while, honey?
    I'm gonna drive you wild, so try me!
    Gimme everything you've got, baby.
    Lemme see the lot, lady.
    We really gotta rock, honey.
    
    And it goes somethin' like this...
    
    Whatcha, Kinda, Wanna
    Gonna, Gimme, Lemme, Gotta
    
    Whatcha, Kinda, Wanna
    Gonna, Gimme, Lemme, Gotta
    

    原文的链接:Informal Contractions

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