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In spoken languages, reduction is a way to pronounce a certain word more quickly than usual. For example, in English language
- getcha (get you)
- betcha (bet you)
- don't cha (don't you)
- gotcha (got you)
- gotta (got to)
- hafta (have to)
- hasta (has to)
- wanna (want to)
- wannabe (want to be)
- gonna (going to)
- kinda (kind of)
- kindsa (kinds of)
- lot (lot of)
- lots (lots of)
- gimme (give me)
- lemme (let me)
- I dunno. (I don't know)
- sez (says)
- coulda (could have)
- shoulda (should have)
- woulda (would have)
- mighta (might have)
- musta (must have)
Reference
http://eleaston.com/pronunciation/reduction2.html
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