English Mentors Tips
Jen’s English Tips- Informal Contractions or Slang
Contractions are words that are created by combining words in order to shorten them from their original form. Contractions are used when speaking and when writing in casual situations. Common contractions are words like she’s and don’t and can be both written (informally) and spoken.
Informal contractions or slang often combine with the following words:
+ to
 + you
 + of
 + would have
Informal contractions are contractions that break grammar rules and are only used in very casual speech. Two or even three words could be merged. An apostrophe is often not used.
Using these informal contractions we get new words. The following words are a partial list.
The word Contraction How it’s used
Want to Wanna I wanna go to the movies
Bet you Betcha I betcha can’t eat all that
Give me Gimme Gimme that pencil
Don’t you Dontcha Why dontcha talk to me
Going to Gonna I’m gonna to do that
Let me Lemme Lemme do that
Have got a Gotta I have gotta see that
Ought to Oughta You oughta eat more
Kind of Kinda She is kinda pretty
Sort of Sorta What sorta car is that
What are you doing Watcha Whatcha doing
Come on Cmon Cmon it’s time to go
You Ya have ya got any money
Some more Smore I want smore icecream
Am not, is not, are not Aint I aint going
Must have Musta I musta forgot
Lot of Lotta I don’t have a lotta money
Might have Mighta I mighta had one beer too many
Would have Wouldof I wouldof if you had asked me