Slang Expressions - Combining Words

Slang Expressions – Combining Words

Kevin Crittenden Version 10Nov12

Correct         Slang         Example

Give me            Gimme            Gimme that wrench!

Got to              Gotta               We gotta go now.  (Instead of:  We have got to . . . )

Had to            Hadta                I hadta ask Bob about something.

Have to          Hafta                You hafta try this enchilada!

How are you    Howya             Howya doin’? 

Must have        Musta              He musta gone home already.           

No                   Nah                He:  “Do you love me?”  She: “Nah.”

Ought to          Oughta            You oughta get home now.

Out of             Outta                Scram!  Get outta here!

See you           Seeya               I’m going home now.  Seeya later.

Should have     Shoulda            I shoulda just gone home.

What are you    Whatcha           Whatcha doin’ over there?

What do you            Whaddya             Whaddya want?