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Informal Contractions

Informal Contractions adalah bentuk-bentuk penyingkatan yang sering kali muncul dalam situasi tidak formal. Kalau kita sering melihat bentuk penyingkatan seperti "you've" sebagai bentuk singkatan dari "you have", maka bentuk penyingkatan tersebut adalah bentuk penyingkatan formal (resmi).

Penyingkatan tidak resmi sering digunakan dalam percakapan dan tulisan tidak resmi. Berikut ini adalah contoh penyingkatan tidak resmi yang sering digunakan dalam Bahasa Inggris:
  • 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 are ya?


Adapted from: http://ismailmidi.com/
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