Standard English
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you hear
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Example
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because
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kuz
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"I don't wanna go to the party, kuz it sounds boring."
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bet you
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betcha
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"I betcha can't eat ten hot dogs!"
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could have + consonant
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kuda
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"You kuda gone with me, if you'd told me in plenty of time."
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could have + vowel
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kudav
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"I was so hungry, I kudav eaten a horse."
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did you
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didja/didya
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"Didja like the film?"
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don't you
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doncha
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"Doncha know?"
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get you
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getcha
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"I'll getcha a drink."
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give me
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gimme
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"Gimme all your money!"
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going to + verb
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gonna
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"I'm gonna do my homework now."
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got you
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gotcha
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"I gotcha that candy bar you asked for."
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has to
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hasta
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"He hasta know how much he means to me."
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have to
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hafta
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"I hafta clean the house before I go out."
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how are you + verb
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howarya
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"Howarya doin'?"
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I don't know
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I dunno
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"I dunno what to think about that."
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kind of + consonant
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kinda
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"I'm kinda worried about that test."
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kind of + vowel
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kindav
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"This book is kindav interesting."
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kinds of + consonant
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kindsa
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"What kindsa clothes does that shop sell?"
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kinds of + vowel
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kindsav
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"Look at all those different kindsav oranges for sale!"
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let me
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lemme
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"Lemme in!"
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lot of + consonant
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lotta
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"I've got a lotta respect for that guy."
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lot of + vowel
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lottav
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"There were a lottav English people at the party."
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lots of + consonant
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lottsa
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"There were lottsa different nationalities in that chat room."
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lots of + vowel
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lottsav
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"There were lottsav interesting things to see and do."
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might have + consonant
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mighta
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"I mighta gone with him if he'd invited me"
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might have + vowel
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mightav
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"She mightav agreed to come if you'd been nicer to her."
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must have + consonant
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musta
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"I musta walked past her without even seeing her."
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must have + vowel
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mustav
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"She mustav intended to dump him before his birthday."
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ought to
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oughta
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"You oughta know more about that than me."
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should have + consonant
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shoulda
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"I shoulda studied harder for the exam".
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should have + vowel
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shouldav
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"He really shouldav opened up about his feelings."
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should not have + consonant
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shouldn'ta/shouldn'a
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"Where is she? She shouldn'a taken that long!"
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should not have + vowel
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shouldn'tav/shouldn'av
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"She shouldn'tav ignored you like that."
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want to
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wanna
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"I wanna go home."
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what are you + gerund
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whatcha
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"Whatcha doin'?"
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what do you + verb
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whaddaya
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"Whaddaya wanna do today?"
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would have + consonant
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woulda
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"I woulda done the dishes if you'd asked me."
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would have + vowel
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wouldav
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"I wouldav asked you to do it, if I'd thought you would."
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what is the matter
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wassamatta
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"Wassammatta witcha? (with you)
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