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Fussing over "team" | Meaning of idiom
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short forms #1 (permalink) Fri Nov 13, 2009 23:09 pm   short forms
 

I have collected some of short forms of English:

gonna=going to
gotta=a short form of 'have got to', 'has got to', 'have got a', or 'has got a'
wanna=”want to” or “want a”
ain't= a short form of 'am not', 'is not', 'are not', 'has not', or 'have not'
Yep=yeah=yes
Nope=no
shan’t= especially British English “shall not”
won’t=will not
dunno=don't know- I dunno
gimme=give me
outta=out of
'em=them

If someone knows more, please add them to the list...
Many thanks.
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