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Informal English Contractions Guide

The document lists common informal contractions used in English and provides examples of each. It includes contractions for phrases like "am not", "want to", "have to", "should have", and others. A total of 38 different contractions are defined, along with over 50 examples showing how each contraction is used in sentences.

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Informal English Contractions Guide

The document lists common informal contractions used in English and provides examples of each. It includes contractions for phrases like "am not", "want to", "have to", "should have", and others. A total of 38 different contractions are defined, along with over 50 examples showing how each contraction is used in sentences.

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Common Informal Contractions

Ain’t = Am not/are not/is not


Supposta = Supposed to
 Example: She ain’t hungry.
 E.g. I’m supposta start a new job on Monday.
Ain’t = Has not/have not
Gotta = Got to
 E.g. He ain’t done it yet.
 E.g. You’ve gotta go.
Wanna = Want to
Cmon = Come on
 E.g. I wanna go home.
 E.g. Cmon, let’s do it together!
Wanna = Want a
Ya = You/ you are
 E.g. I wanna coffee.
 E.g. I miss ya.
Whatcha = What have you
Gotta = (have) got a
 E.g. Whatcha got there?
 E.g. Have you gotta phone?
Kinda = Kind of
Shoulda = Should have
 E.g. Anna’s kinda cute.
 E.g. She shoulda called yesterday.
Sorta = Sort of
Shouldna = Shouldn’t have
 E.g. She’s sorta tired.
 E.g. I’m sorry, I shouldna told you that.
Outta = Out of
Wouldna = Wouldn’t have
 E.g. I’m outta money.
 E.g. I wouldna done that if I were you.
Alotta = A lot of
She’da = She would have
 E.g. I eat alotta chocolate.
 E.g. She’da been prepared for class.
Lotsa = Lots of
Coulda = Could have
 E.g. He has lotsa money.
 E.g. He coulda been here by 5:00.
Mucha = Much of
Woulda = Would have
 E.g. It’s not mucha a surprise, is it?
 E.g. He woulda arrived soon.
Cuppa = Cup of
Mighta = Might have
 E.g. Would you like a cuppa tea?
 E.g. You mighta left the book at the airport.
Dunno = Don’t know
Mightna = Mightn’t have
 E.g. I dunno.
 E.g. She mightna caught her train.
Lemme = Let me Musta = Must have

 E.g. Lemme see!  E.g. She musta been in a hurry.

Gimme = Give me Mussna = Must not have

 E.g. Gimme the book!  E.g. You mussna stolen the money.

Tell’em = Tell them Dontcha = Don’t you

 E.g. We should tell’em the truth.  E.g. Dontcha see it?

Cos = Because Wontcha = Won’t you

 E.g. I cry cos I’m in pain.  E.g. Wontcha watch this film?

Innit? = Isn’t it? Whatcha = What are you

 E.g. It’s blue, innit?  E.g. Whatcha doing?

I’mma = I’m going to Betcha = Bet you

 E.g. I’mma talk to my mother.  E.g. Betcha can’t guess who she is!

Gonna = Going to Gotcha = Got you

 E.g. I’m gonna tell you the truth.  E.g. We gotcha!

Needa = Need to D’you = Do you

 E.g. You needa know about Jame.  E.g. D’you like him?

Oughta = Ought to Didntcha = Didn’t you

 E.g. You oughta phone your brother.  E.g. Didntcha like this book?

Hafta = Have to Dija = Did you

 E.g. We hafta go.  E.g. Dija you do it?

Hasta = Has to S’more = Some more

 E.g. John hasta work today.  E.g. I will need s’more time.

Usta = Used to Layder = Later

 E.g. She usta live in France.  E.g. See ya layder.


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