🌹INFORMAL CONTRACTIONS🌹
🌹INFORMAL CONTRACTIONS🌹

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🎓Contractions with "to"

👉want to = wanna
/wɔnə/
✏️They wanna buy a house.

👉have to = hafta
/hæftə/
✏️We hafta ask for help.

👉has to = hasta
/hæstə/
✏️He hasta hire an assistant.

👉had to = hadta
/hædtə/
✏️Julia hadta cook dinner for her kids.

👉used to = useta
/justə/
✏️Carrie useta smoke, but she quit.

👉got to = gotta
/ɡɑdə/
✏️You've gotta keep trying.

🎓Contractions with "you"

👉do you = dya
/djə/
✏️Dya think she'll come?

👉did you = didja
/dɪʤə/
✏️Didja get your hair cut?

👉could you = couldja
/kʊʤə/
✏️Couldja drive me to the store?

👉would you = wouldja
/wʊʤə/
✏️Wouldja open the window?

👉how did you = howdja
/haʊʤə/
✏️Howdja do that?

👉what do you = whadaya
/wʌdəjə/
✏️Whadaya do about an overdue library book?

👉where did you = wheredja
/wɛrʤə/
✏️Wheredja put my keys?

👉what did you = whadja
/wʌʤə/
✏️Whadja think about the movie?

🎓Contractions with "of"

👉kind of = kinda
/kɑɪndə/
✏️It's kinda hard to imagine their lifestyle.

👉lot of = lotta
/lɑdə/
✏️A lotta kids are bilingual.

👉lots of = lotsa
/lɑtsə/
✏️Lotsa studies support bilingual education.

🎓Contractions with "would have"

👉she would have = sheda
/ʃidə/
✏️Sheda liked more time to prepare.

👉he would have = heda
/hidə/
✏️I doubt that heda been able to play so well if he hadn't practiced so often.

👉we would have = weda
/widə/
✏️Weda spent more time in Seville if we could have.

👉I would have = Ida
/ɑɪdə/
✏️Ida given it more thought before making a decision.

👉they would have = theyda
/ðeɪdə/
✏️She wishes theyda included more examples.

👉you would have = youda
/judə/
✏️Youda done the same thing if he asked you to.

🎓Other informal contractions

👉come on = cmon
/kmɑn/
✏️Cmon; we're leaving right now.

👉don't know = dunno
/dənoʊ/
✏️You dunno what you're doing.

👉let me = lemme
/lɛmi/
✏️Lemme help you with that.

👉some more = s'more
/smɔr/
✏️Could I have s'more cookies?

👉must have = musta
/mʌsdə/
✏️She musta forgotten to charge her cell phone

🎓Contractions with "to"

👉going to = gonna
/ɡʌnə/
✏️She's gonna call you later.

👉want to = wanna
/wɔnə/
✏️They wanna buy a house.

👉have to = hafta
/hæftə/
✏️We hafta ask for help.

👉has to = hasta
/hæstə/
✏️He hasta hire an assistant.

👉had to = hadta
/hædtə/
✏️Julia hadta cook dinner for her kids.

👉used to = useta
/justə/
✏️Carrie useta smoke, but she quit.

👉got to = gotta
/ɡɑdə/
✏️You've gotta keep trying.

🎓Contractions with "you"

👉do you = dya
/djə/
✏️Dya think she'll come?

👉did you = didja
/dɪʤə/
✏️Didja get your hair cut?

👉could you = couldja
/kʊʤə/
✏️Couldja drive me to the store?

👉would you = wouldja
/wʊʤə/
✏️Wouldja open the window?

👉how did you = howdja
/haʊʤə/
✏️Howdja do that?

👉what do you = whadaya
/wʌdəjə/
✏️Whadaya do about an overdue library book?

👉where did you = wheredja
/wɛrʤə/
✏️Wheredja put my keys?

👉what did you = whadja
/wʌʤə/
✏️Whadja think about the movie?

🎓Contractions with "of"

👉kind of = kinda
/kɑɪndə/
✏️It's kinda hard to imagine their lifestyle.

👉lot of = lotta
/lɑdə/
✏️A lotta kids are bilingual.

👉lots of = lotsa
/lɑtsə/
✏️Lotsa studies support bilingual education.

🎓Contractions with "would have"

👉she would have = sheda
/ʃidə/
✏️Sheda liked more time to prepare.

👉he would have = heda
/hidə/
✏️I doubt that heda been able to play so well if he hadn't practiced so often.

👉we would have = weda
/widə/
✏️Weda spent more time in Seville if we could have.

👉I would have = Ida
/ɑɪdə/
✏️Ida given it more thought before making a decision.

👉they would have = theyda
/ðeɪdə/
✏️She wishes theyda included more examples.

👉you would have = youda
/judə/
✏️Youda done the same thing if he asked you to.

🎓Other informal contractions

👉come on = cmon
/kmɑn/
✏️Cmon; we're leaving right now.

👉don't know = dunno
/dənoʊ/
✏️You dunno what you're doing.

👉let me = lemme
/lɛmi/
✏️Lemme help you with that.

👉some more = s'more
/smɔr/
✏️Could I have s'more cookies?

❌Don't say: He might to come in the morning.

✔️Say: He might come in the morning.

❌Don't say: I must to see her at her office.

✔️Say: I must see her at her office.

❌Don't say: They saw him to leave the house.

✔️Say: They saw him leave the house.

To be busy, not to have work.

❌Don't say: I have much work this morning.

✔️Say: I'm very busy this morning.

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✖️Don't say: They stood outside of the door.

✔️Say: They stood outside the door.

🗯 During vs. While

The main difference between these two words is that during is followed by a noun, but while is ussually followed by a subject and a verb.

Examples

▪️"I don't always take notes during class."
▪️"They all took notes while the professor gave the lecture."
▪️"What did you discuss during dinner tonight?"
▪️"My friend made dessert while I cooked dinner."

🔶Idiom of the day :

📌Top-up


the act of putting more drinkin to someone's glass or cup:

🗣Your glass is nearly empty. Would you like a top-up 🍷

📘Some and any


✔️She has some books.
✔️He did not buy any food.
✔️Did you buy any food?


❌There aren’t some books on the shelf.

✅There aren’t any books on the shelf.

✖️Don't say: I showed to her some of my stamps.

✔️Say: I showed some of my stamps to her.

📃 Try

▪️Try on means to put clothing, shoes, or accessories on to see if they fit or if you like them.

I would never buy shoes without trying them on first.
Try this dress on. Lets see how it looks.

▪️Try out means to use a car or other equipment to see how well you handle it or if you like it.

Your new camera looks awesome! Would you like to try it out?

▪️Try to/try and indicate an effort to do something that may not be easy.

Try to be here before eight o’clock./Try and be here before eight o’clock.

▪️Try + verb in -ing form (something) indicates a suggestion for solving a problem or problematical situation.

I can’t get the door open. Try turning the key in the other direction.

▪️I try is a way to express modesty after receiving a compliment.

You are a good cook! Thank you; I try.

✖️Don't say: Ian's been ill from last Friday.

✔️Say: Ian's been ill since last Friday.

Place the preposition "since" before words or phrases denoting a point in time: since Monday, since yesterday, since eight o'clock, since Christmas.
When we use since, the verb is usually in the present perfect tense, but it may be in the past perfect: I was glad to see Tom. I hadn't seen him since last Christmas.

Note: "From" can also denote a point in time, but it must be followed by "to" or "till": He works from eight o'clock till one o'clock without a break.

❌Don't say: I was absent one time or two times.

✔️Say: I was absent once or twice.

👉Use once and twice instead of one time and two times.

Prepositions often confused:
On, At, In. (Time.)

(a) On.
✖️Don't say: My uncle will arrive at Saturday.

✔️Say: My uncle will arrive on Saturday.

(b) At.
✖️Don't say: I usually get up on seven o'clock.

✔️Say: I usually get up at seven o'clock.

(c) In.
✖️Don't say: She goes for a walk at the afternoon.

✔️Say: She goes for a walk in the afternoon.

(1) Use "on" with the days of the week or month: on Friday, on March 25, on New Year's Day

(2) Use "at" with the exact time: at four o'clock, at dawn, at noon, at sunset, at midnight.

(3) Use "in" with a period of time in April, in winter, in 1945, in the morning

Also: at night and by day

Arrive at, not to:

✖️Don't say: We arrived to the village at night.

✔️Say: We arrived at the village at night.

Note : Use "arrive in" with countries and large cities: Mr Smith has arrived in London. (Or New York, India, etc.)

When one verb is followed by another, we use the -ing form or the infinitive (with or without to. The form of the second verb depends on the first verb 😉.

House and Home.
❌ Don't say: You should go to your house now.
✅ Say: You should go home now.

▪️ Take care not to say my house, his house, or your house when you should say home. A house is any building used for dwelling in, and home is the particular house in which someone is living.

📌 Note: Home may also denote one's own country When an Englishman abroad says: I'm going home this summer he means going to England

Examples:

- She can’t afford to lose that vote.
- They agree to leave at 10:30 am.
- They agree (that) they would leave at 10:30 am.
- We aim to launch next year.
- Keep me posted on what you decide to do.
- Your actions threaten to destroy everything we’ve worked for.

Travel by train, etc., not with the train, etc:

✖️Don't say: He traveled with the train yesterday.

✔️Say: He traveled by train yesterday.

Note: We say: by train, by boat, by plane, by bike; also, by land, by sea, by air, by bus; on a bus or in a bus; by car or in a car, by taxi or in a taxi; on horseback, on a donkey, on a bicycle; on foot.

Using "the other day" instead of "the next day", etc.

❌Don't say: David slept well and was better the other day.

✔️Say: David slept well and was better the next day (or on the following day).

💥Note: "The other day" is an idiom meaning "a few days ago": I met an old friend the other day.